Head of Communications

5 months ago


Morpeth, United Kingdom Find Your Flex Full time

At Northumberland County Council we are passionate about communicating with and listening to our residents, business and partners so that we can deliver the BEST services and opportunities to them. We also want to tell the world that our County is a Land of Great Opportunities.

The Strategy and Communications team provide leadership, management and delivery of key Council functions along with communications and engagement activity inside & outside the Council.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional who is a committed and energetic leader to be our Head of Communications & Engagement.

Working with colleagues across the Council’s services and functions, you will play a pivotal role in leading the Council’s approach to communications and engagement.

As Head of Communications & Engagement, you will support the Council’s Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Strategy & Communications on ensuring the right strategies and initiatives are in place to create and maintain open, positive, effective communication and engagement activities.

So if you’re passionate about what you do, we want to talk to you

**Your Day-to-Day**
- Leading on the development and delivery of the Council’s communications and engagement strategy, internally and externally
- Advising Members and senior Officers on the full range of communications issues
- Building positive relationships with media and other communications outlets
- Providing advice on matters which will ensure the Corporate Plan and the Council’s priorities are well communicated and understood across the organisation
- Building a great working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect
- Delivering excellent performance across our team whilst managing risk and change

**You are**
- Passionate about how communications and engagement can make our County a Land of Great Opportunities
- A confident resilient leader who can model and demonstrate organisational values & leadership behaviours
- Proven in achieving leadership success working in a large and complex organisation with demonstrable experience of devising effective communication and engagement strategies
- Experienced and comfortable working in a political environment
- Able to translate complex ideas and information into meaningful & “user-friendly” information
- Experienced in positive and productive working with the media to help the Council engage and communicate
- Well versed in building and working with different tools to ensure the workforce feel well informed and involved in shaping their working arrangements, practices and impact.

**Why NCC? We’ll offer you**
- An excellent working environment
- Exciting progression pathways
- A friendly and inclusive culture
- Access to the Local Government Pension scheme
- An excellent range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
- Induction, mentoring and development from day one in post
- Flexible working arrangements.

**Ready to make a positive change?**

Join us

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £72,000.00-£84,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Morpeth, Northumberland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: NCC HCE


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