Strategic Communications Partner

2 weeks ago

Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Service Care Solutions Full time
Job Overview

To support the council's reputation and key business objectives, we are seeking a skilled communications professional to partner with internal clients. This role involves providing advice on issues management, reputation management, and campaign proposals, as well as sourcing professional support from within the communications team and externally as needed.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement communications and marketing strategies and plans for directorates, incorporating creative and innovative communication activity aligned with the council's corporate objectives.
  • Ensure all activity is audience-focused and linked to strategic priorities and outcomes, with commercial acumen applied in terms of measuring results and return on investment.
  • Provide and coordinate effective media relations and lead on responses to high-level and contentious media enquiries.
  • Create/commission engaging content to support communications, campaigns, and reputational issues suitable for a mix of audiences and channels.
  • Support strategic plans and make professional recommendations to senior management on campaign development and the marketing mix.
  • Stay up-to-date with professional and public sector developments that impact service delivery and present threats or opportunities.
  • Ensure that all communications activity is in line with national best practice and in keeping with the latest developments in technology.
  • Prioritize discharging the council's warning and informing duties as part of the team's incident response requirements.
Specific Qualifications and Experience
  • Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
  • Advanced relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Experience of finding positive solutions to complex communication challenges.
  • Strong track record of campaign planning, including preparing costed proposals, creative brief development, campaign management, and delivery.
  • Strong track record of successfully managing and advising on contentious issues with the potential to damage the organization's reputation.
  • Experience of client relationship and internal account management.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
  • Strong customer focus with associated interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and respond to a changing pattern of demand and priorities.
  • Able to influence at the highest level, establishing credibility easily with key stakeholders.
  • Ability to work on own initiative but also to collaborate as part of a broader team.
  • Politically astute.
  • Commercial acumen and ability to identify income generation opportunities for the team.
Job Requirements
  • Must hold a valid UK driving license and have access to either their own car or a pool car to undertake the duties of the role, unless other forms of transport are available and viable to perform the role.

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