Lead Communications Officer

4 weeks ago

Wymondham, United Kingdom Norfolk County Council Full time

**Fixed Term Contract until January 2026 | £34,834 to £36,648 per annum (Scale I) (pro rata for part time) | 22 hours per week | Norwich
We’re looking for a Lead Communications Officer to join our Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service communications team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated, with a real passion for excellence in digital, forward planning and relationship-based working and an ability to manage competing pressures to work in a fast-paced environment.

You will plan, deliver and co-ordinate communications activity to support the objectives of Norfolk Resilience Forum (NRF). This will include management of the Norfolk Prepared website and social media accounts, developing and delivering proactive PR, engagement and marketing plans and creating and commissioning material in support of these plans, as well as responding to media enquiries and ensuring your work is evaluated to provide NRF data returns. You will also lead in developing relationships with communications teams across the county to support emergency and crisis communications planning and response and recovery communications after an emergency. You will own, lead and update the NRF multi-agency communications plan and provide practical advice and support in respect of communications on a day-to-day basis, fostering good relationships with relevant stakeholders and partners.

The role reports to the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Communications Manager working to objectives agreed by the NRF resilience manager. This is a hybrid role with essential office-based working from Fire HQ at Wymondham. We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

**Job description and person specification
You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:

- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

**Closing date: 11 March 2024

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