Communications Officer
| Posting date: | 06 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £19.16 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NX |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Thames Valley BL TCL 361489 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Temporary Communications Officer
Reference no: Thames Valley BL TCL 361489
Pay Rate: £19.16 per hour PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, 08:40 - 17:00
This opening assignment is for 12 months
City: KIDLINGTON
Recruitment Vetting(RV)
Hybrid with a minimum requirement to be in the office at least two days and week and to support operational needs.
NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure.
Provide effective two-way communications between the Force and its staff and external audiences by creating, implementing and evaluating communications plans across the Force.
Key responsibilities:
Manage a range of internal clients across the Force at department and LPA level supporting their internal and external communications requirements.
Provide direct communication to people, partners and the public in relation to local and Force-wide issues using the methods of communication most preferred by the targeted groups, to enhance public confidence in the Force.
Develop effective working relationships with partner agencies or relevant organisations and other forces to identify opportunities to collaborate for mutual benefit.
Produce engaging content including copy, pictures and videos to use across all channels and the media ensuring the most appropriate channels are used for the message and target audience.
Contribute to the planning, content and coordination of the in-house publication Thames View to ensure that can effectively communicate with staff and officers about key local and national policing news and promote the work of the force.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
RV Clearance
Qualifications:
A nationally recognised qualification in communications, public relations, business or journalism or relevant equivalent experience.
Full UK driving licence
Knowledge:
Knowledge of data protection, Police child protection/welfare duties and TVP confidential systems.
Experience:
Experience of working in a large public or private sector organisation.
Experience of change communications - desirable
Recent experience of working with local and national media - desirable
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent writing skills for a variety of mediums to include social networking, intranet and website.
Proven IT skills including a willingness to learn new systems including content management systems for communicating with diverse audiences, a working knowledge of social networking processes and the ability to use video devices.
Good interpersonal skills, proven ability to work with people at all levels and a good awareness of diversity issues.
A team player with the ability to work independently and to meet tight deadlines using own initiative.
Proven ability to plan, prioritise, implement and monitor campaigns seeing the work through to completion and effective distribution.
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Job Ref: Thames Valley BL TCL 361489
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
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