Senior Communications Officer

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established not-for-profit organization is seeking a Senior Communications Officer for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This full-time position offers hybrid working, allowing you to work from home 2-3 days a week. You will play a crucial role in enhancing the organization's communications strategy, focusing on audio-visual content and engaging messaging across platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact in the community while enjoying a supportive work environment with generous benefits.

Benefits

27 days paid holiday plus all public holidays

Life assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a Communications Officer role is essential.
• Skilled at developing content for various channels including social media.

Responsibilities

• Support proactive and reactive communications across multiple channels.
• Develop engaging audio-visual content and manage related projects.

Skills

Content Development

Audio-Visual Content Creation

Communication Skills

Project Management

Relationship Building

Education

Experience in Communications Officer role

Job description

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd provided pay range

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Base pay range

This full-time role is based in Hertfordshire and offers hybrid working (2/3 days from home per week), with a salary of £40,000 per annum.

Position Overview

We are proud to be partnering with a fantastic not-for-profit organisation, seeking to appoint a Senior Communications Officer on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Outline of key responsibilities:

• Support the development and delivery of proactive and reactive communications across a range of channels, with a focus on supporting the business to increase its use of audio-visual content across all platforms.
• Be a skilled content producer, able to distil complex issues into concise, accurate, compelling messaging across print and digital channels, including social media.
• Be skilled at developing engaging audio-visual content, able to record / film and edit this yourself or work with external contacts as we increase our inhouse production use of video / audio across the business.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with colleagues and external partners including journalists, drawing on your skills and expertise to secure their support for activity.
• Understand and identify opportunities to proactively and reactively tell the story of our work internally and externally, ensuring this all supports delivery of our strategic priorities.
• Project manage activity you are responsible for and contribute to team plans, collaborating with colleagues to ensure communications are effectively prioritised, delivered to agreed timings and budgets.
• Listen to and engage colleagues and stakeholders to make sure communications reflect the things we know are important to each group, and what we’re doing about them.
• Provide support to ensure voices are heard across communications, working sensitively to make them feel comfortable and confident about sharing their experiences.
• Proactively identify risks and mitigations to ensure delivery of successful communications activity.

About you:

• As a minimum, prior experience in a Communications Officer role.
• Skilled at developing content for a range of channels including social media.
• A positive role model able to develop strong working relationships to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Experienced working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, able to spot an opportunity and respond quickly to effectively communicate our work.
• Collaborative, with a positive and empathetic approach.
• Has excellent communications skills and a strong eye for detail, focused on ensuring the accuracy of all content you are responsible for.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 27 days paid holiday plus all public holiday.
• Life assurance.
• Health Care Cash Plan.

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week.
• Monday – Friday, Flexible hours between 8am-6pm.
• Home working 2/3 days per week.

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting, Civic and Social Organizations, and Non-profit Organizations