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Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the localmunity. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and localmunities to deliver the Council’s priorities to make lives better for the people of Southend. Southend itself is a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living with excellent transport links. Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in localernment within a collaborative and innovative environment. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all localernment functions ranging from regulatory services, transport, public health, and parks through to planning, social services,munity safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy andmunities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.Your new roleSouthend City Council has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and proactive Leadmunications Advisor to join our Corporatemunications team on a 3 – 6 month contract(3–5 days per week, depending on business needs). This role offers apetitive day rate of £300 – £350 and the chance to make a tangible impact on a high-profile service transformation. You will play a key role in delivering a targetedmunications campaign to support the rollout of major changes to our waste and recycling services, launching in late October. This is a hands-on role ideal for amunications professional with strong content creation skills, writing, filming, and publishing across digital and traditional channels.Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement a proactivemunications plan to support waste and recycling service changes.
2. Create engaging, accessible content for a range of audiences across social media, the press, and internal channels.
3. Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners, including our waste contractor, SUEZ.
4. Support behaviour changesmunications to over 85,000 residents, ensuring a smooth transition to the new service model.
What you'll need to succeedTo be successful in this role, there is proven experience in delivering multichannelmunications campaigns, ideally within a public sector or service-led environment. It is essential that you have strong content creation skills, including writing, filming, and publishing. You must be able to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting. Experience in waste, recycling, or environmentalmunications is desirable but not essential.Additional Information:
5. This is a hybrid role with some on-site requirements in Southend (, for filming).
6. Candidates must use their own equipment and will not be eligible for expenses.