Communications Officer

London Borough of Bexley


Date: 6 days ago
City: Bexley
Contract type: Full time
Vacancy Description Title

Communications Officer

Service Area/School

Finance & Corporate Services - Communications & Marketing

About Us

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

About The Role

Are you able to work as part of a busy Communications and Marketing Team to plan communications activities, to implement them to agreed targets and goals and to evaluate their success?

You would need

  • To take the lead for communications on agreed areas, issues or policies, liaising effectively with senior managers and elected Members as directed by the Communications Manager.
  • Provide a high-quality media relations service, produce high quality texts, articles, news release and other written materials.
  • Make full use of the Council’s website and other online communications channels, including social media, to communicate effectively with widest possible audiences and to ensure that the Council’s message are promoted online.
  • To be able to undertake specified duties and tasks linked to the Communications and Marketing Team


Full time - 12 month contract

Call Communications Manager, Jane Parson on 020 3045 4868 from Wednesday to Friday to find out more about the position.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate Profile

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

How To Apply

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Additional Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected].

Contract Duration

12 months

Grade

BEXLEY12

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Employment Details Contract Hours

36.00

Salary

£37,632 - £43,227

Vacancy Location Location

South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices

Attachments

Job Description

Job Description Communications Officer JD.pdf (440 Kb)

Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)

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