Job title: Communications Officer – Our Liverpool
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
The Role:
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communications directorate as a Communications Officer focusing on work to ensure Liverpool is a welcoming city for migrants and the Council is a welcoming organisation. We are excited to create this new role to celebrate Liverpool’s vibrant migrant communities and create a blueprint for a Council that can help newcomers thrive from the day they arrive.
Liverpool has a long history of migration from the Chinese, African and Caribbean communities through to modern migration from Ukraine or Afghanistan; the city is a wonderful place to live and work because of the communities who have made it their home. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team and lead on the delivery and development of a communications plan. Ensure that this valuable history of migration, and the value it brings continues to be celebrated, and people are able to access the information they need to live safely and happily in the city.
As the Communication Officer you will bring to the role demonstrable experience of delivering effective news management, internal communication, external communication, behaviour change campaigns, reputation risk management and external reputation assessment.
Within the role as the Communications Officer you will be delivering high-quality written materials- articles, blogs, news releases and social media copy; and compelling video, graphic assets and podcasts. We want people who can think innovatively about how the Council leads on ensuring that all citizens of the city are supported, celebrated and are able to live together in vibrant and safe neighbourhoods.
Our offer to you:
* 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
* At least 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 34 after 5 years service (pro-rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
* Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
* Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
* Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
* Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
* Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
* Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
* Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
* Discounted Gym Memberships
* Employee Volunteering Scheme
* Medicash
Next steps: Interviews will be held on Monday 16th December 2024
Closing Date is: Wednesday 27th November 2024
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact – Philp Clarke at philip.clarke@liverpool.gov.uk.
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.
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