INTERNAL VACANCY
If you are an internal candidate interested in applying for this job as a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your current line manager before submitting your application.
Help Shape the Future of City of York Council
City of York Council is facing some big challenges - and we're looking for someone who can play a pivotal role in engaging and inspiring our colleagues through this period of transformation.
Great employee communication drives connections, productivity and innovation. That's exactly what we need as we respond to significant financial pressures and rethink how we work.
We're looking for a confident storyteller — someone who can bring to life what we do and how we do it. We want to highlight the impact colleagues are making as they adapt, improve and innovate.
With a new chief executive to start in post soon, this is a high-profile moment for workforce communications. You'll be part of our wider communications and engagement team, collaborating with colleagues and helping shape the support we offer across the organisation.
If you want to be part of ensuring our council is fit for the future - and help colleagues feel informed, valued and connected - we'd love to hear from you.
There is flexibility for this role to taken up at 30 hpw, the successful candidate continuing in their existing role – at existing pay grade – 1 day per week.
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.
This post is deemed as politically restricted. As designated politically restricted officers, employees will not be allowed to undertake certain activities. Please refer to the guidance attached for further information.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Mike James, Head of Communications and Engagement at or on
Closing date: Sunday 22 February at 12midnight
Interview date: Monday 2 March, in-person at West Offices, York.
Internally advertised posts are only open to CYC, WWY and Be Independent employees. Explore and Veritau employees are not eligible to apply for these posts.