A position has arisen in our busy communications and marketing team to work with our Adult Social Care and Childrens services, delivering a breadth of communications needs to stakeholders and residents in North Northamptonshire and beyond. You will play a pivotal role in leading our communications and marketing for the services, handling media relations, campaigns and keeping people up-to-date with the latest news, decisions and policies. You will also work with a wide range of digital communications channels, including social media. Your creativity, pragmatism and flexibility will enable you to handle challenges and present complex information in an easily digestible way for our audiences.
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Senior Communications and Marketing Managers, you will support the services on media management, campaigns and internal communications. You will liaise with directorates to meet their communications needs and promote the councils brand. Additionally, you will manage key relationships with stakeholders and provide advice on communications and marketing. The role also requires working closely with partner organisations including the NHS, Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board and the Northamptonshire Childrens Trust, and monitoring and evaluating marketing campaigns to ensure efficient delivery while maintaining the councils corporate identity.
Qualifications
You will have solid experience in marketing and communications, and a skill set that includes working with the media, copywriting, digital marketing and social media. You will be a natural communicator who can adapt quickly between communications disciplines and with a variety of stakeholders and partners. You should be pragmatic, flexible and able to deal with challenges, making sense of complex information and communicating it effectively. You will work independently as well as within a tight‑knit team.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Pension scheme with significant contribution and life‑cover and ill‑health protection
* Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
* Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
* Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work‑life balance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Benefits Scheme
* Wellbeing support
* Travel rates at HMRC rates
* Active Employee Network Groups
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