Communications Assistant

1 month ago


Solihull, Solihull, United Kingdom Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Full time

Communications Assistant

£30,296 to £34,834 p.a. Incremental progression is subject to performance.

Solihull Council House, Solihull (B91 3QB)

Full-time, 24-month contract

37 Hours per week

Are you an excellent communicator looking to build on your experience, learn new skills and take on more responsibilities in a high performing communications team?

If so then we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a communications assistant to join our central comms team, working on a variety of digital comms and PR projects.

Building on your existing experience within a communications role, you will bring new ideas and excellent digital skills to a number of projects supporting children and their families across Solihull borough.

Supported by other communications officers in the team, you will take responsibility for developing and delivering communication plans for high profile engagement campaigns across a wide range of channels."

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and widen your communication skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.

This role is based at the Council House in Solihull town centre, however we are also able to support hybrid working around the needs of the business. This is likely to include a combination of working from our offices and working from home.

If you have any specific questions about the post, or about the recruitment process please email to with the subject line "communications assistant question".

Shortlisted applicants will initially be invited to complete an online verbal reasoning test and successful applicants will then be asked to prepare a short task for interviews, which will take place on Thursday 30 May 2024.

Please ensure your application is in your own words and reflects your own experiences.

This is a politically restricted post under duties related.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Attached documents
JDPS - Communications Assistant Band D


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