Communications Officer - Regional Fostering Hub

Wiltshire Council; Trowbridge; Presencial; GBP 33.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wiltshire Council is seeking a Communications Officer for the Fostering South West regional partnership to raise awareness and support recruitment of foster carers across 15 local authorities. You’ll contribute to brand growth and manage campaigns across social, digital, print, and events.

Reporting to the Communications Lead, you will create compelling content, update websites, handle media enquiries, coordinate suppliers, and evaluate campaign performance to inform future activity.

Formación

• Experience in marketing and communications with a focus on recruitment campaigns.
• Proven ability to create compelling content for multiple channels.
• Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Develop marketing and recruitment campaigns across channels (social, digital, email, print, events).
• Create and manage content for websites and social media platforms; respond to media enquiries.
• Coordinate external suppliers; ensure communications are on-brand and accessible.

Conocimientos

Marketing communications

Content creation

Analytics

Social media management

Writing skills

Stakeholder management

Herramientas

Content management systems

Descripción del empleo

Salary: £32,578 - £34,811 per annum

Hours per week: 37

Fixed Term: To 31 March 2027

Interview Date: Thursday 22 October 2026

Are you a creative and organised marketing and communications professional looking to make a meaningful impact? Fostering South West is seeking a Communications Officer to help raise awareness of fostering, strengthen our regional brand, and support the recruitment of more foster carers across 15 local authorities in the South West.

Fostering South West is a Department for Education-funded regional partnership that supports fostering recruitment and retention across 15 local authorities in the South West. Through targeted marketing, early support for prospective foster carers, and a shared regional approach, the Hub works to increase the number, quality and diversity of fostering placements, helping to ensure more children can grow up in safe, stable and loving homes.

Working closely with the Communications Lead and partner council communications teams, you will help deliver engaging marketing and recruitment campaigns across a wide range of channels, including social media, digital content, email, advertising, events and print. You will create compelling content, maintain websites and social media platforms, support media enquiries, coordinate external suppliers, and ensure all communications are accessible, on-brand and tailored to the needs of different audiences. You will also monitor campaign performance, analyse data and audience insights, and help shape future activity through evidence-based recommendations.

This is a varied and exciting role that combines creativity, communication and relationship management. We are looking for someone with excellent writing skills, a strong eye for detail, and experience delivering high-quality communications across multiple channels. If you are proactive, adaptable and passionate about using communications to influence, engage and inspire people, we'd love to hear from you and welcome you to a team that is helping transform the lives of children and young people through fostering.

Contact details

Ian Jarman, Team Manager, [e-mail]