Communications Officer

Recruiter
Anglo Technical Recruitment Limited
Location
Lichfield
Salary
17.00 GBP Hourly
Posted
16 Feb 2017
Closes
24 Feb 2017
Contract Type
Temporary
Hours
Full Time
Key tasks and deliverables

The role will support the communications team with:

- Delivering communications to support he priorities of the local area, through various channels.
- working with colleagues in other areas and nationally to deliver national-once communications campaigns and projects.
- along with planning and delivering proactive communications work, work on ensure an effective responding effectively to reactive enquiries, such as media enquiries and responding to incidents.
- maintaining and enhance existing internal communications channels to meet area needs such as the weekly buzz digital newsletter. This role may be required to work as a duty communications officer as part of a standby/out of hours rota. Some local and national travel will be involved. The West Midlands Communications team provide the following services to their local area:
- Incident preparedness and response, including external liaison with partners
- Local communications planning and delivery to meet area priorities
- Local proactive and reactive media management (including social media)
- Internal communications support
- Advice around high public interest sites, flood risk and environmental improvement projects
- Communications skills capacity building (plain English, social media skills, etc.)
- Advice and support in relation to publishing, maintaining our brand and enhancing our visibility

Experience/skills required

We are seeking a Communications Officer to provide support to our local communications team in the West Midlands. This will suit a well organised individual who can evidence excellent written and verbal skills, a good working knowledge Microsoft Office, flexibility and an ability to work to tight deadlines. Previous communications experience and ability to use social media is desirable, but not essential.

- Essentialskills - Good verbal & writing skills , good Microsoft office skills and ability to be flexible and work to tight deadlines.
- Desirable skills - Some experience in a communications role e.g. experience with dealing with the media, social media, internal communications and campaigns.