Spencer Clarke Group are looking for a Senior Communications Officer to work with our local authority client in Southampton!
Contract - 3 months initial contract with the view to being extended to an ongoing basis
Salary - £20.31+ per hour - may negotiate dependent on experience
About the role:
- They will be responsible for ensuring excellent and high quality communications support to councillors and the council's leadership team including Management Board of Directors and other managers.
- Support and promote services across the council in order to increase awareness of, and access to, council services, and to improve resident and stakeholder perception of the services the council provides them.
- Manage the reputation of the council by dealing effectively with reactive media enquiries - by providing salient information and approved statements to defend the council position. Develop proactive media by selling-in and placing approved press releases, narratives and statements to a variety of audiences to enhance reputation, inform, modify behaviour and enhance council brand.
- Manage, for the council, the efficient operation of agreed communications activities, budgets and targets as part of an annual communications plan and be flexible in meeting changing
About You:
- Educated to degree level or evidence of equivalent academic achievement evidence of professional experience working in a communications role for at least 3 years
- An understanding of how the media, PR and marketing industries operate
- CIM or CIPR certificate is desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of writing and implementing campaigns and project plans across an integrated marketing mix, working within the council guidelines, procedures and practices to develop draft plans.
- To have an understanding of Local Government and current affairs, and how they affect campaigns to ensure an appropriate response is given.
About us:
- We offer a £250 referral bonus - so please pass on any details to someone who you think may be interested!
- We supply to hundreds of councils across the UK!
- Nationwide Supplier to the NHS!
If you are interested in this role, please contact Jenna @ Spencer Clarke Group -