Communications Officer

Role: Communications Officer

Sector: Public Sector

Permanent

Location: Northumberland

Salary: up to £33786 per annum

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Communications Officer to join our client based in Northumberland. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 2-3 days a week in the office.

The Communications Officer will support the development of the organisation's internal communications channels, creating high quality, engaging content for online and offline colleague communications activity.

The duties of the Communications Officer will include

• Working with the Head of Communications to plan, create and deliver effective internal communications activity across the group
• Working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure relevant messages and content is frequently shared across our communications channels
• Operational ownership of Workvivo intranet, contributing to its development as a strategic internal communications tool.
• Contributing to the planning and development of corporate events
• Identify opportunities to engage internal audiences through new channels
• Briefing graphic design, print, digital and photography agencies
• Contribute to the effective running of the communications function by maintaining a content calendar and keeping relevant systems up to date.

The Communications Officer will ideally have:

• Communications related qualification or similar
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience in content creation and managing multiple channels
• Ability to influence people through communication strategy

The Communications Officer will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

The benefits of the Communications Officer include;

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Working from home up to two days per week
• Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back - over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more. We'll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme - up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education - that you may have.
• Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance

Our client is hoping to have the Communications Officer in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Friday 5th June by 10am by submitted your CV directly.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.