Overview
We are currently recruiting an interim Communications Officer for a local authority in the Midlands (£300 – £400 a day via an umbrella company, 6 months & must be on site once a week).
If you have all round comms experience, with exposure to local government or the finance sector, then this is the job for you.
Stand out abilities
* translate technical language
* experience of writing instructions
* knowledge of local government lexicon and how they operate
* finance terminology and financial operations
Responsibilities
* Act collaboratively, being part of a team, while delivering their workload on time to the required quality, including: iterating the communication plan for the Finance directorate; engaging in event planning; and working with a variety of stakeholders
* Able to work in a dynamic environment and meet strict deadlines
* Create, edit, and distribute regular newsletters, bulletins, and updates
* Coordinate messaging across all internal channels ensuring consistency and clarity and alignment with the Finance Improvement and Recovery Programme
* Produce high-quality written content for various internal audiences using clear English and non-management language
* Be people focused and able to adapt to a variety of needs and styles to support successful delivery of the Finance Improvement Programme
* Create visual content, workflows and infographics to support key messages and reinforce new ways of working, liaising with internal specialists where required
* Align templates and style guides for directorate communications, establishing consistent style, tone and brand with existing corporate collateral
* Translate complex financial information into accessible communications that nudge behavioural change
Stakeholder engagement
* Meet the needs of a variety of stakeholders. This could include:
* Reframing customer-facing letters to be benefit-led rather than process-focused, simplify terms and conditions into plain English that customers can easily understand
* Develop supplier communications that clearly explain new procurement processes, creating behavioural nudge materials to encourage supplier compliance
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