Communications Manager (x3 posts)
Reform
Communications, Strategy and Performance
Ref: G8/OL-31923
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £34,788 - £38,813
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UG
Closing Date: Sunday 29th September 2019
Shortlisting: Monday 30th September 2019
Interview Dates: Tuesday 8th October 2019
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Role Overview:
We are looking for experienced strategic communicators to help us make a difference.
You will shape communications strategy and lead delivery of activity for the council, developing creative solutions to the organisation’s objectives and challenges and acting as an advisor to senior management and political leaders.
You will work to promote Oldham and the council’s services to diverse audiences using insight to shape approaches and ensuring activity is evaluated to ensure value for money.
Key Responsibilities:
- To act as a key adviser to Directorate management and Portfolio Holders in the effective use of communications and marketing to meet their business objectives and to challenge where required to protect overall reputation and brand
- To manage the reputation of the council and its services managing reactive issues, crises and emergencies and designing proactive solutions to communication problems
- To develop modern, proactive and creative communications and engagement strategies, plans, messaging, activity and campaigns to meet the directorates objectives and priorities
Key Requirements:
- Experience of developing and managing delivery of communication campaigns and activity in a large, complex organisation
- Ability to influence and shape policy and decision-making among senior leaders on issues relating to reputation management and effective communication
- Experience working with local, regional, national and trade media stakeholders to influence opinion and drive coverage
- Demonstrable experience in using insight to shape messaging and activity that changes behaviours and views or drives outcomes and using evaluation to monitor success against those campaigns
About Us:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.
The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses. Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham
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