Communications Officer

BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LTD; Basildon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein innovatives Unternehmen sucht einen Engagement Officer, der die Kommunikation zwischen Bewohnern und dem Rat fördert. In dieser spannenden Rolle sind Sie verantwortlich für die Erstellung von Inhalten, die die Partnerschaft mit der Gemeinde stärken. Sie arbeiten eng mit verschiedenen Teams zusammen, um Veranstaltungen zu organisieren und wertvolle Einblicke zu gewinnen. Wenn Sie eine kreative Person sind, die gerne Geschichten erzählt und über soziale Medien kommuniziert, dann ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie, um in einem dynamischen Umfeld zu arbeiten und einen echten Unterschied zu machen.

Benefits

Profit Share Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

26 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays

Enhanced Pension Plan

Private Medical Insurance (Including 24hr GP)

Life Assurance

Share Save

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Work Perks Discounts & Vouchers

Buy & Sell Holiday

Flexible Working & Flexible Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Kommunikation und im Umgang mit der Öffentlichkeit.
• Fähigkeit, ansprechende Inhalte zu erstellen und zu bearbeiten.

Responsibilities

• Verwaltung der Kommunikationsinhalte des Rates und Erstellung ansprechender Inhalte.
• Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tenant and Engagement Team zur Durchführung von Veranstaltungen.

Skills

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Erfahrung in der Videoaufnahme und -bearbeitung

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Soziale Medien

Engagement mit Bewohnern

Education

Abschluss in Kommunikationswissenschaften oder verwandtem Bereich

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Web- und Social-Media-Tools

Job description

Permanent – Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engagement Officer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring residents, council employees, and key stakeholders are kept informed of activity, results, and positive stories from our partnership with Basildon Borough Council.

About the role

As our Communications Officer, you will thrive working in a fast-paced team, promoting, managing, and protecting the partnership through proactive and reactive public relations, and delivering on an integrated communications plan. You will be responsible for managing the content used in the council’s communications channels and producing engaging content that helps inform residents about the repairs and maintenance partnership.

Working closely with the Tenant and Engagement team and the council communications team to deliver engagement opportunities and events, you will build relationships with residents and capture invaluable insights, which you can then feedback to the wider teams.

The role is based in Basildon and will require working from the Basildon Civic offices for a minimum of three days a week.

About you

You will be a people-person with an inquisitive nature and a creative flair! A confident self-starter with a passion for creating engaging stories and using a variety of web and social media tools. You will have demonstrable experience in communications, be confident capturing and editing videos, and using design packages such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Adobe products.

An understanding of working in a political local government/public sector environment is welcomed. Experience in resident engagement or community development is particularly desirable.

Holding a driving license is essential, and some evening work will be required.

Benefits

• Profit Share Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• 26 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays
• Enhanced Pension Plan
• Private Medical Insurance (Including 24hr GP)
• Life Assurance
• Share Save
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Work Perks Discounts & Vouchers
• Buy & Sell Holiday
• Flexible Working & Flexible Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work
• Volunteering (2 days paid)
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Extensive Wellbeing Support, including EAP
• Loyalty & Values Awards
• Funded Professional Subscription
• Eye Care Vouchers

About Us

Morgan Sindall Property Services provides integrated asset management for housing associations and local authorities, focusing on improving residents' living conditions and leaving a lasting legacy in the communities we serve. Our services include responsive repairs, void refurbishments, compliance services, and planned maintenance works.

With over 1,000 employees, we foster a culture that puts people at the core of everything we do, encourages innovative thinking, and always puts our customers first.

Build your career with a leading property services company that values diversity of thought and talented people as key to our success.

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We shortlist and interview throughout the duration of the advert. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable candidates.