Regional Care Cooperative Communications Lead (Grade I)

Wax Recruitment Ltd; Sefton; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wax Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Regional Care Cooperative Communications Lead to drive internal and external communications across Merseyside and Cheshire.

You will guide messaging, advise senior leaders, and oversee media relations to protect and enhance the Council’s reputation. The role requires a journalism/public relations background, crisis-handling experience, and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders while delivering timely, clear information.

Formación

• Relevant journalism/public relations/communications degree or equivalent
• Experience in complex public relations/media environments
• Ability to handle high-profile, sensitive issues diplomatically

Responsabilidades

• Plan, develop and implement internal and external communication activity.
• Oversee day-to-day media relations to ensure consistent messaging and high-quality materials.
• Manage resources to meet prioritised business needs and budgets.
• Coordinate internal communications for consistent messages across teams.
• Support change programmes to improve motivation and engagement, advising on internal communications.
• Build relationships with senior officers, elected members, partners and journalists.
• Research, plan, and evaluate communications activities aligned with Council priorities.

Conocimientos

Media law

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Crisis management

Oral communication

Written communication

Time management

Creativity

Educación

Degree in comms

Descripción del empleo

Regional Care Cooperative Communications Lead (Grade I)

Job title: Regional Care Cooperative Communications Lead (Grade I)

Job Category: Technical

Location: Trinity Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC

Salary: £22.00 per hour

Agile working across the region, Attendance at Magdalen Hse and some WFH.

This role has been created to deliver Communications for the Regional Care Cooperative which will operate across Merseyside and Cheshire.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the leadership of the Regional Care Cooperative Deliver Director this post holder is responsible for delivering both the internal and external communications priorities including and providing advice and guidance on significant reputational matters.

MAIN DUTIES

To support the Regional Care Cooperative Deliver Director to plan, develop and implement both internal and external communication activity, ensuring that colleagues and communities have easy access to relevant, clear and honest information, in ways which suit them and have an understanding of the Council, its services, policies and objectives.

To oversee the day-to-day operation of a busy media relations function to ensure that messaging is consistent, materials are of high quality, the Council's reputation is enhanced and protected, and deadlines are met.

To manage available resources to meet prioritised business need.

To co-ordinate internal communication activities, ensuring consistency of message.

To generate new initiatives and support change programmes to improve employee motivation and engagement, acting as a trusted advisor on internal communications.

To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with senior officers, leadership teams, elected members, partners, journalists and other key stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality communication advice, consistent messages, plans, products and research.

To ensure that internal and external communications activity is well researched, evidence-based, planned, evaluated and aligned to Council priorities.

To identify opportunities to improve external and internal communications, developing new approaches that enhance and protect the reputation of the Council.

To support the Regional Care Cooperative Deliver Director in achieving value for money, ensuring transactional budget activity is progressed within required timescales and supporting delivery.

To support the continuous review and improvement of the communications function, ensuring communications activity reflects best practice, innovation and emerging trends.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Relevant qualification in journalism/public relations/communications to degree level or equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional, development

EXPERIENCE

Experience in a complex public relations/media environment providing support and advice to senior managers and politicians in complex/crisis situations.

Experience of dealing with sensitive, high profile and/or controversial issues in a diplomatic way so as to maintain the Council's reputation and/or minimise the impact on the Councils reputation.

Proven experience of delivering high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities and business needs.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/APTITUDES

Knowledge of media law, libel and copyright issues

A good understanding and insight into the workings of local government, the policies affecting it including opportunities and challenges it faces and political processes

Influencing and negotiating skills

Ability to gain confidence of a wide range of stakeholders and to maintain effective working relationships

Demonstrable initiative and innovation, ability to think creatively and provide solutions to some of the communication challenges the organisation faces

Ability to support in the management of emergency situations and reputational crisis management

Excellent oral and written skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to manage a varied workload with conflicting deadlines in a high-pressured environment

Motivated and able to motivate others

Ability to make evidence based decisions

Analyses and reflects on communication activity with a view to achieving continuous improvement both personally and in the service.

All of these requirements are essential unless otherwise specified

These requirements will be assessed through one or more of the following methods

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must travel independently over a wide geographical area

Attendance at meetings outside normal hours