Join to apply for the Senior Communications Officer role at Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales.
To play a leading role in delivering effective communications and engagement as part of the projects and campaigns team in support of delivering our corporate plan, communications and engagement strategy, building and protecting our reputation and brand. Shape and deliver high quality campaigns and creative content across all channels tailored to our target audience and deliver essential communications services such as media relations, digital, social media, internal communications, video production, branding and design, communication planning, content creation and evaluation.
The role sits with the Communications, Customer and Commercial Directorate. Flexible working is supported. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed. Any regular face‑to‑face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Lynette Bowley at lynette.bowley@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk.
About Us
You will be part of the communications team, working closely with colleagues across a range of communications and external affairs disciplines, and with operational teams as we streamline planning and development, permitting and decarbonisation work.
What You Will Do
* Produce high quality, engaging and effective content, campaigns and activity to achieve strategic outcomes in support of our communications strategy.
* Deliver integrated communications across all specialist channels with an audience/customer focus, either as a business partner working with directorates, or as a campaign manager working with heads of business.
* Manage projects in support of delivering the communications strategy.
* Build relationships internally and externally in support of delivering our communications strategy.
* Play a leading role in delivering effective incident and crisis communications, including out of hours.
* Use insight and evaluation to inform communications planning and help continuous improvement in everything you do.
* Provide specialist communications advice to the business in order to promote and protect our reputation and brand, using sound judgement and your professional skills, in particular on the most contentious issues.
* Mentor Communications Officers and proactively seek ways to improve ways of working in the team.
* Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
* Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
* Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan.
* Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
* Required to take part in incident response activities.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
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