Senior Corporate Communications Officer
| Posting date: | 20 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO2 8SP |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3127 |
Summary
Job details:
Salary: £40,220 – £44,428 per annum.
Hours: 37 Hours
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 8th April 2024
Portsmouth International Port
Portsmouth International Port is the UK’s largest and most successful council-owned port, providing a significant contribution to the council’s budget to support services. We have a thriving continental ferry business and are steadily building a profile as a major player in the UK cruise market.
The port has a long-standing partnership with Brittany Ferries, with destinations to France and Spain, and Condor Ferries who provide lifeline services to deliver goods to the Channel Islands. As a result, we are recognised as a major port by the Department for Transport and provide critical infrastructure.
Cruise business has been growing progressively over the years, thanks to investments which help the port handle larger ships and more passengers. A modern terminal extension opened last year, creating a premium experience for customers and there continues to be opportunities to capitalise on the city’s unique waterfront location to entice more cruise lines.
Underpinning this successful growth is an ambition and commitment to become one of the UK’s leaders in port sustainability and achieve carbon neutral status by 2030.
The Role:
As a senior communications officer you will play a key role helping Portsmouth International Port continue to thrive and drive forward bold clean maritime ambitions.
You will be the communications lead for Sea Change, a high-profile sustainable project of national interest, which will see Portsmouth International Port and its partners provide shoreside power for vessels. The scale of the project has the ability captivate a national and international audience through strategic PR opportunities.
The role also focuses on corporate PR initiatives, media relations, stakeholder engagement, community relations, education and sustainability.
The post-holder will use their extensive communications experience to understand the needs of stakeholders, provide strategic communications advice, and through evaluation demonstrate the value professional marketing and communications provides.
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for an excellent senior marketing and communications professional with the right skills and experience, but also the drive and enthusiasm, to successfully lead on communications for our high-profile projects. You should be comfortable representing the organisation at events and help promote activities.
An interest in sustainability and/or maritime is desirable but not essential, but a passion to lead innovative projects and deliver strategic communications is a must.
You will be expected to confidently handle a varied workload, with freedom to manage and make decisions using your knowledge and expertise.
This post is politically restricted under the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
You will have:
A degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area and/or appropriate professional qualification (for example CIM or CIPR) OR significant corporate communications experience in a relevant environment.
Strong media management: able to handle media reactive enquiries, develop media handling plans, write news releases, set-up interviews, manage media at events and build/maintain relationships with relevant media. Excellent copy writing skills that can produce professional marketing material and content for a range of channels.
Proven experience developing effective communications strategies or marketing campaigns involving multiple partners and a clear understanding of stakeholder management. The ability to lead projects and the confidence to persuade a range of audiences.
Confidence, drive and ability to work with a wide variety of staff from all areas and levels of the organisation, from the Leader of the council, chief executive to frontline staff. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects without losing sight of the details.
Please read the job profile attached below for the full details of this role
What you'll get in return
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme.
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Rachel.McMinn@portsmouth-port.co.uk
A commitment to our values
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
You may wish to attach a covering letter or document to supplement your application.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk