Communications Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Shropshire to assist with the appointment of a Communications Officer on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £17.94- £23.01 per hour

Summary:

The Communications Officer is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the council's strategic communications activities, including high-profile internal and external communications campaigns. The role focuses on promoting council services, initiatives and transformation programmes, particularly children's transformation, while protecting and enhancing the council's reputation.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop and deliver communications campaigns and initiatives within agreed timescales, budgets and organisational standards.
• Support media relations activities, including preparing press releases and responding to media enquiries.
• Coordinate and contribute to communications projects and campaigns to achieve organisational objectives.
• Ensure compliance with financial, procurement and information governance policies.
• Promote safeguarding responsibilities and support the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Qualifications:

• Relevant qualification in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Media Studies or a related discipline.
• A degree-level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience in a relevant field would be advantageous.

Essentials:

• Experience in developing, coordinating or delivering internal and external communications campaigns.
• Experience in writing press releases, communication materials and responding to media enquiries.
• Experience in managing or supporting social media communications and digital content.
• Experience in producing or coordinating videos, photographs and other communication materials.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a Basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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