Senior Communications Officer

Description

Our local government clients are recruiting a Senior Communications Officer to manage a team of communications officers, delivering a wide-ranging, proactive communications service and to support and develop the communication officers. To work across all areas of communications, including developing excellent content, planning, using and creating channels and building our audiences. To provide a professional media and social media service which delivers and measures content and advises senior officers and members.

 Responsibility

Ensure the effective management, performance monitoring, and development of communications officers who champion the use of digital channels and best practices. Maintain an effective planning grid, including annual forward plan, daily grid, campaigns grid, external communications team rota and communications plans that support the delivery of the corporate communications strategy.

Qualification – Essential

• Previous experience in the care profession.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in the relevant subject or area.
• Advanced – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), social media and CRM.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements - Criteria to be Evaluated at the Shortlisting Stage.

Successful candidates will have:

• Ability to develop and deliver communications strategies, align comms activity with priorities and corporate objectives, deliver tangible outcomes, and horizon scan to anticipate emerging issues.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with local, regional, and national media, draft press releases, media statements, and briefing notes and sell stories to the media.
• Experience in handling crisis communications and reputational management.
• Ability to understand political and legal sensitivities of working in local government, and can translate complex policies and decisions into accessible messages.
• Ability to write clear, concise, engaging and accessible copy for various formats, adhering to style and branding guidelines.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, utilise planning tools, coordinate and execute campaigns, and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communications activity.
• Experience in managing and leading a team, ability to support junior team members and provide strategic communications advice to senior council officers and members.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 3 years' reference including current employment
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading provider in the public sector, is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and acts as an employment agency for this vacancy.