Community and Communications Manager Manchester, England
Job description
Your New Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Community and Communications Manager to join our Trafford Account, supporting our Transport Infrastructure Business Unit in Manchester, Trafford. This is a permanent position that will offer hybrid working.
The salary is up to £42,000 dependent on experience.
Amey is working in partnership with Trafford Council to deliver a wide range of Environmental and
Infrastructure Services. Trafford currently ranks in the top 10 boroughs in England for recycling 61.3% of its waste which is recyclable.
Our waste collection teams ensure waste is collected from 97,000 households as well as commercial businesses within the Trafford borough.
Our street cleansing teams work hard to keep our streets looking great, emptying over 1,600 litter bins. As well as our grounds maintenance teams who are responsible for managing and maintaining 37 parks and green spaces across the borough.
By combining these services, we can support the council with efficiency savings alongside ensuring a high-quality service is delivered to residents. Every year we give our people the opportunity to step away from their day job, to support local good causes that make a real difference. Supporting communities is important to us, which is why all employees can spend two days a year out in the community
The purpose of the role is to:
- Support new business development opportunities
- Managing a team of 4x Comms Advisors
- Deliver appropriate employee communications that compliment the corporate comms
- Promote the division externally through the media and events
- Support operational communications needs including mobilisation and campaigns
The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week based on Monday – Friday.
Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.
You will be responsible for:
- Supporting the delivery of the comms, marketing strategy and plans for the divisions that take into accounts the comms support for bids and new business opportunities
- Working closely with the bid teams to ensure relevant marketing and comms submissions are included in the bids
- Analysing and interpreting employee requirements, assisting with designing communications to support these
- Support content for central channels such as Hub, Cascade and AmeyWorld
- Prepare relevant content for the Hub
- Delivering communications requirements for key projects – i.e. planning applications,
- consultation and mobilisations
- Overseeing communications with employees, the public and the client
We want to hear from you if you have:
- Extensive experience in a similar Communications role
- Ideally Local Authority experience
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- People management experience
Ideally you will have a professional qualification relating to Comms or Marketing, however this is non-essential. You will have strong analytical skills and excellent writing skills and have the ability to think outside the box.
In addition to this, it would be desirable if you had experience in mobilisations and contract wins to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.
What we can offer you
When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program
- Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
- Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
- Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
- Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
- Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.
We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.
At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.
Who is Amey?
- We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
- Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
- Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
- We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.
To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Please contact our recruitment team at [email protected] to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.
Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!
