About the role
As a member of our Communications and Marketing team you will play an important role in communicating key messages covering the wide range of services the Council delivers.
You will help the team ensure that our residents, businesses, partners and staff are kept up to date with the latest Council news, decisions and policies, and ensure the promotion of all Council services and support.
The role is varied, and you will be working across all areas of the team including liaising with local and national media organisations; delivering marketing campaigns; creating internal communications; managing design and branding projects; and working with a wide range of digital communications channels including social media.
North Northamptonshire Council only came into being in April 2021, and this is an opportunity to help shape the future of one of the largest unitary authorities in the country. As a relatively new council, we are constantly growing and developing, and we have some exciting stories to tell – can you help us tell them?
What will you be doing?
You will need to be able to work quickly and accurately to help support and promote the exciting and diverse work of our Council.
Under the guidance of the Senior Communications and Marketing Managers and working with the Communications and Marketing Specialists you will help support the communications team on marketing campaigns, internal communications and media management.
You will also take an active role in managing back-office administration and processes ensuring the communication service runs efficiently and effectively.
About you
You will have experience in marketing and communications, and a skillset that includes copywriting, working with the media, digital marketing and social media.
You will be a natural communicator who is able to adapt quickly between communications disciplines and across the different directorates which provide the variety of services we have.
As well as being creative you will need to be pragmatic and flexible and able to deal with challenges when they arise, making sense of complex information and then communicating it to others.
You’ll be supported by great colleagues in this tight-knit team, but you will also be able to work independently when required.
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising that you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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