Marketing and Communications Officer

**Purpose**...** * *This is a Fixed Term Position** YOU will be someone who enjoys being involved with community events, social media groups and local publications/media. YOU are great at building relationships with local stakeholders and is someone who keeps their ear to the ground to learn about what’s happening in local towns, villages and hamlets. YOU will be a key member of the communications team, and will work with locality team colleagues in carers services team and research local news, information, and media with a view to helping us get engaging and geographically appropriate content for the family and friend carers we support. YOU will be community-based and have the skills and experience which equips you to create local social media and offline content while finding ways to reach hidden communities.* Before you keep reading:* PLEASE DO NOT SEE EVERYTHING IN THIS JOB AD AS "MUST HAVE", BUT RATHER A GUIDING LIST OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE KNOW NO CANDIDATE WILL BE THE PERFECT MATCH FOR ALL WE HAVE MENTIONED IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT, SO DO NOT BE AFRAID TO APPLY IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE BRIEF BUT NOT "SPOT ON". * ABOUT YOU* - Experience of working in a **fast-paced marcomms teams** with the ability to multi-task - Experience of working with operational colleagues as both partners and customers of marcomms activity - **Design and written skills** contributing to the production of both off and online marketing collateral - The aptitude to **think creatively** when transforming community information into engaging content - **Social media experience**, especially local community groups - Excellent verbal and written skills - Use of initiative in **striking up new relationships**: - Event management experience - Ability to travel across West Sussex - You have the **UK right to work** and are prepared to undertake relevant background checks, including references and DBS. * EXPERIENCE YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE* * Communications with local communities and stakeholders - Social media experience, especially local and community groups - Working with local media - on and off-line - Working with charities - Strong communications (written and verbal) skills - Experience of using design software packages and mailing software * YOUR ATTRIBUTES* - Others have described you as..._ - A natural communicator who loves to listen and talk to people - Empathetic and caring - Calm in crisis and a good planner - Open-minded - Someone who values everyone's differences - Have experience of working independently and without direct supervision * KEY DUTIES* * YOU will **maintain and build relationship**s** with locality teams, local stakeholders, partners, social media communities, and local media to develop a presence in West Sussex - YOU will work with MarComms team and Locality teams in **developing and implementing** a local and county wide social media strategy - YOU will **make recommendations and deliver activities** and content using local communication channels to reach optimum community connection - YOU will assist in the organisation of local and community events, managing the **development of any locality collateral and promotions**, and manage the booking process for locality events, including Eventbrite listings - YOU will **research local opportunities** to increase awareness of CSWS and maximise the opportunity for delivery - YOU will support the development and **creation of internal and external facing content** to include print, online and social media - YOU will **work flexibly** to meet and support changes to CSWS environment and undertake any other duties as required within the level and scope of the responsibilities of the role. * OUR CULTURE AND DIVERSITY* At Carers Support, we are building an **inclusive workplace** where **everyone can do their best work **and* be proud to belong*. We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. **We recruit for potential, not perfection. **Everyone’s unique history has value and our doors are open to people at every meeting of race, religion or belief, different physical ability, age, nationality or citizenship, ethnic origin, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, family structure, and gender identity. * VALUES WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN CANDIDATES* * We are focused*, putting carers at the heart of everything we do. * We act together*, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them. * We are leaders*, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved. * WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEHAVIOURS THAT SUPPORT* * Quality *- the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour * Inclusivity* - respecting people, cultures, and organisations * Caring *- improving quality of life and influencing b