Are you looking to take the next step in your communications career and help deliver impactful, engaging content across a range of channels?
As a Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of LGPS Central’s internal and external communications strategy. You’ll work closely with the Communications Manager to ensure our stakeholders, colleagues, and wider audiences are informed, engaged and inspired by what we do.
In this role, you will assist in delivering high-quality internal and external communications, coordinating PR activities, and ensuring consistent messaging across all channels, both internally and externally.
This role is perfect for someone with a passion for storytelling, an eye for detail, and a genuine interest in public sector pensions and investment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the Communications Manager in delivering and coordinating internal and external communication strategies and campaigns that align with LGPS Central’s purpose, values and business priorities.
* Draft, edit and publish high-quality content across a variety of platforms – including press releases, newsletters, speeches, the website, social media and internal channels such as the Central Hub – ensuring consistency in tone, message and brand.
* Manage and enhance LGPS Central’s digital presence, maintaining accurate and engaging content across our website and social media platforms, and supporting efforts to grow our audience and engagement.
* Coordinate day-to-day media relations activity, including updating media contact lists, monitoring coverage, preparing press materials and supporting timely responses to media enquiries.
* Support the delivery of corporate events, webinars and employee engagement activities, contributing to the planning, promotion and execution of initiatives that reflect and reinforce our organisational culture.
* Monitor and evaluate communications activity using tools like Meltwater and analytics platforms, producing reports and insights to inform future strategy and improve effectiveness.
* Stay informed of industry trends and best practice, carrying out research and horizon scanning to support forward-looking, relevant and impactful communication and engagement efforts.
About us
LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA-regulated asset manager for eight local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £45bn+ of their assets. It is one of eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.
LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:
* Cheshire Pension Fund
* Derbyshire Pension Fund
* Leicestershire Pension Fund
* Nottinghamshire Pension Fund
* Shropshire Pension Fund
* Staffordshire Pension Fund
* West Midlands Pension Fund
* Worcestershire Pension Fund
The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.
LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid-working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.
Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.
Requirements
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a flair for creating clear, engaging content.
* Experience in a communications, PR or marketing role (in-house or agency).
* Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
* Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in a regulated and professional environment.
* Confident using social media platforms, email marketing tools, and basic CMS systems.
* Understanding of brand management and tone of voice.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in public relations, Journalism or related field
* Or suitable experience
What do we offer?
We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:
* Competitive salary
* An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
* 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays
* 2 days paid volunteering days
* An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
* Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities
* Welfare and Family-friendly policies
* Enhanced pay for new parents
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support
* Vitality Private Medical Insurance
* Hybrid Working
* Company Service Awards
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Company Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022
* Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023
* Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award - LAPF In Investments Award 2023