Communications Officer

Senior Communications Officer | 4 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid (Edinburgh)

Day Rate: circa 275

Main Duties:

Our Public Sector client is currently seeking a Senior Communications Officer.

The client's statutory objectives are to:

• promote consistency in sentencing practice
• assist the development of policy in relation to sentencing
• promote greater awareness of sentencing policy and practice.

As a senior communications manager, you will work on a number of discrete projects to proactively increase the promotion, awareness and understanding of sentencing across Scotland. For example this may include expanding the client's website and educational or information resources; producing social media material such as video clips and graphics; implementing the client's Communications and Engagement Strategy; and devising key metrics to evaluate and measure the success of this work. Resources commissioned or produced by the client include lectures and school resources, videos, podcasts, blogs, quizzes, interactive case studies, and graphics relating to sentencing data.

At times you may also require to support a communications manager (or communications managers trialling a job share arrangement). The role of communications manager covers, amongst other tasks, a wide range of media handling and monitoring, ongoing promotion of the client's work, day-to-day social media activity, and support of the client's Communications Committee.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• excellent oral and written communications and engagement skills including experience of drafting or presenting a wide range of material and resources for the media, social media, stakeholders, and the public
• excellent interpersonal skills to support productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• ability to offer constructive challenge in a productive way where appropriate, including with senior office bearers
• ability to work both autonomously and with colleagues to ensure a high volume and range of work is completed timeously
• experience and knowledge of website development or content management systems, media handling, events handling, and a solid working experience of social media management
• ability to proactively shape objectives and manage priorities productively with innovation and creativity
• political acuity and an understanding of the criminal justice system

Desirable Skills

• experience of drafting easy-read material
• project management skills
• experience of procurement exercises
• Proficient in use of Umbraco and InDesign

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.