cmo Leeds, England
Job description
Communications and Marketing Officer - Grade SO2
Communication & Marketing Officer
Permanent - 37 hours per week
In Leeds we aim high for our children and young people, with the ambition of being a child friendly city. We put children at the heart of all decisions that affect them.
Whilst we hold central our ambitions for all children to have the best start in life, to have access to the right opportunities to live happy and healthy lives, critical to delivery of this is the Children’s & Families workforce. The values, behaviour, insight and approach that leaders, managers and practitioners bring to their work determines the quality of the service that children, young people and families receive.
We have a lot to shout about and be proud of in Leeds. In 2022 the Children’s & Families services retained its Outstanding Ofsted judgement for a second time. Inspectors specifically noted ‘children benefit from consistently strong and creative social work delivered to an exceptionally high standard’. Leeds remains the only core city in the country to achieve the highest Ofsted rating.
The current Children & Families environment is challenging, not least as impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be felt, however it is also an exciting time, with lots of opportunities to make improvements in service delivery and work practices.
Why not come and join us on this journey and be part of making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families across the city.
Introduction to the role of the team
You will sit structurally within the Council’s Communications Team, with access to, and support from fellow Comms professionals, including line management of the post. However, the role has a specific focus on supporting our Children & Families directorate to develop and deliver high quality and regular communications, across a range of mediums, to both internal and external audiences.
Within Children & Families you will work alongside a new Transformation team who will drive delivery of an ambitious programme of change to achieve efficiencies, increase service capacity and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Your role
Playing an integral part in delivering and embedding a significant programme of transformation across the directorate, you will support implementation of complex change through development of robust communication and engagement plans, at project, programme and directorate-wide levels.
Proactive and creative, you will be able to use your excellent professional knowledge and skills to help the Children & Families directorate to convey its transformation programme work in an easy to understand and engaging way. There will be an element of culture change support and engagement work required – to do this successfully you will be an effective communicator, able to build relationships in person, as well as through the content you create on the different channels and platforms available to us.
What you will bring to the role
With a key focus on ensuring all our stakeholders are well informed and engaged as we progress delivery of our transformation programme, you will bring creativity, energy and a passion for producing first-class communications to support stakeholders to be well informed and enabled to navigate change.
Benefits of working with us:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:
- a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
- flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
- support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support
- hybrid working arrangements (subject to needs of the role) and a flexitime system
For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.
All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
