Communications Officer (PR & Media Local Authority)

Pay rate: Up to £14.50 per hour depending on experience

Location: East Northants NN14 4LZ, Wellingborough, NN8 1BP,

Contract: Temporary on-going with the opportunity to go Perm

Hours: 37 per week (Flexible homeworking available, including Flexible start and finish times)

Are you looking for fresh challenges every day?

Yes! We have an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking local authority as our new awesome communications officer. You will be working in communications for East Northamptonshire and Wellingborough. You would spend half of your week doing all things comms at ENC and the other half on comms for Wellingborough. This is an interesting task to juggle two different working environments and cultures. Still interested?

So it's never boring here!

What is the role?

We need an experienced Communications Officer (preferably who knows how local government works or least can soon grasp an understanding of it) who can write media releases, liaise with the press and media over their enquiries and our campaign messages, manage social media accounts and deliver comms campaigns and key messages to our customers - remember, it's two different authorities so two different audiences and sometimes perspectives.

What will you need?

A degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject or have equivalent relevant experience working in Communications.
Strong communications and public relations, press and media experience.
Experience writing media releases, managing social media accounts and delivering Comms campaigns and key messages - remember, it's two different authorities so two different audiences and sometimes perspectives.
A sound understanding of print, broadcast and digital media would be really useful as you'll be working in all three areas.
Experience of Public Sector and/or Local Government Services (Desirable).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Understands technology and its role in delivering communications strategy.
Political awareness, Able to make effective decisions.
You will attend, as necessary, meetings of the Council and its Committees, outside of normal working hours with the ability/willingness to travel between sites.

Are you passionate and comfortable drafting media releases as you are on twitter?

We want to hear from you!

Apply Now!

For immediate consideration please email your CV to Ruksana.Begum1 @guidantglobal.com

Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.