Communications Officer - Morgan Law : Job Details

We are currently recruiting an interim Communications Officer for a local authority in the Midlands (£300 - £400 a day via an umbrella company, 6 months & must be on site once a week). If you have all round comms experience, with exposure to local government or the finance sector, then this is the job for you.Stand out abilities:

• translate technical language
• experience of writing instructions  
• acknowledge of local government lexicon and how they operate
• finance terminology and financial operations

 What we are looking for is someone who can:

• Act collaboratively, being part of a team, while delivering their workload on time to the required quality. This could include:

o            Iterating the communication plan for the Finance directorateo            Engage in event planningo            Work with a variety of stakeholders

• Able to work in a dynamic environment and meeting strict deadlines

o            Create, edit, and distribute regular newsletters, bulletins, and updateso            Coordinate messaging across all internal channels ensuring consistency and clarity and alignment with the Finance Improvement and Recovery Programmeo            Produce high-quality written content for various internal audiences using clear English and non-management speak

• Be people focused and able to adapt to a variety of needs and styles to support successful delivery of the Finance Improvement Programme

o            Create visual content, workflows and infographics to support key messages and reinforce new ways of working, liaising with internal specialists where requiredo            Align templates and style guides for directorate communications establishing consistent style, tone and brand with existing corporate collateralo            Translate complex financial information into accessible communications that nudge behavioural change

• Meet the needs of a variety of stakeholders. This could include:

o            Reframing customer-facing letters to be benefit-led rather than process-focused, simplify terms and conditions into plain English that customers can easily understando            Develop supplier communications that clearly explain new procurement processes creating behavioural nudge materials to encourage supplier compliance