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SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - INITIAL 6 MONTHS - OUTSIDE IR35 One of Loriens leading public sector clients are looking to hire a Experienced Communications Manager to work mainly external comms. Essential Skills: As a minimum, you will have both communications training and experience. Essential criteria: Excellent oral and written communications and engagement skills including experience of drafting or presenting a wide range of material and resources for the media, social media, stakeholders, and the public Excellent interpersonal skills to support productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders Ability to offer constructive challenge in a productive way where appropriate, including with senior office bearers Ability to work both autonomously and with colleagues to ensure a high volume and range of work is completed timeously Experience and knowledge of website development or content management systems, media handling, events handling, and a solid working experience of social media management Ability to proactively shape objectives and manage priorities productively with innovation and creativity Political acuity and an understanding of the criminal justice system Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
We are currently partnered with a Chartered Institute organisation who are looking for an experienced Digital Communications Manager to join them. You will work closely with the wider team to ensure a broad range of topical content is communicated to the appropriate audiences via our website, press pitches, social media channels and newsletters. What we can offer: A generous benefits package including Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance, Dental Cover, Season Ticket Loan and Pension scheme with up to 9% Employer Contribution; An open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for the environment; Training and learning opportunities and the support for you to flourish in your role; and Key Responsibilities: Field press queries and building relationships with national, broadcast and trade journalists. Build a press pack with all relevant assets to help promote Policy Team to media Manage and regularly update social media channels, improving 'stickiness' of content to improve engagement levels Leverage connections with industry influencers and policymakers for Policy collaboration; Make recommendations to the Policy Team to improve their personal reach and engagement across all media, including events, social media and thought leadership collaborations; Copy-edit policy news and commentary, The Environment Magazine, and op-ed opportunities; Review and edit website and newsletter news content; Support the Head of Content and the Policy Engagement Manager in the delivery and upkeep of a content plan; Work with suppliers to support the process of our new website design and roll-out; Liaise with partners to deliver dissemination elements of Policy to Practice activities and other initiatives; Person Specification: Essentials: Minimum of 3-5 years' experience working across digital channels and web content for a content-led organisation: Prior experience as a journalist or PR; Experience producing and editing social media content, growing follower-numbers; Familiar working with Canva branded templates or similar; Experience using creative content and storytelling to effectively engage audiences with content through a range of different media; Experience with PR backlinks to boost the website credibility, organic rankings, and overall online presence; Experience using Vuelio or similar PR & Comms software for media contacts management, monitoring media coverage, and distributing media messages; Excellent IT skills, particularly MS Office suite and the use of content management systems; Excellent PR writing skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to a range of audiences; Ability to support the development of webinars and other events; Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders and deliver high levels of customer service; and Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task and an attitude of continuous innovation and improvement.