Senior Communications Officer
Reference: 7081400
Venn Group are currently recruiting for a Senior Communications Officer on behalf of a Local Authority in the South West to play a key part in keeping local residents, partners and businesses informed on the response to COVID-19
Location: South West
Duration: 9 months initially
Rate: Negotiable
IR35 status: Inside IR35
This role will involve:
- This role is responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating a range of communication and marketing projects, campaigns and ongoing service delivery to support the council’s objectives, e.g. resident satisfaction, service take-up, income generation, demand management, and behaviour change
- Deliver for clients against the brief and objectives agreed with the Communication & Engagement Business Partners
- Work with a Communications & Engagement Business Partner to understand the strategic outcomes and requirements of services and clients and translate these into communications plans and delivery programmes
- Plan, deliver and evaluate integrated communications campaigns that support the objectives of the council (as part of the council’s annual communications plan)
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven ability to initiate, develop and implement major communications and marketing campaigns
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating the full range of communications and marketing activity: advertising, media relations, digital marketing, design and print, branding, consultation and engagement, events, internal communications, stakeholder management, direct marketing
- Experience of working successfully with a range of external organisations/stakeholders
- Specialist knowledge of communication and marketing theory and practice
To apply for this position, please contact Olli Attwood or Matt Beynon on 0117 930 8760 and email your updated CV to mbeynon@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.