Job Location : Reigate, UK
This role has a starting salary of £50,047 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Communications Manager to join our fantastic CFLL team. The team is based in Woodhatch Place, Reigate
This is a 24-month fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity.
Rewards and Benefits
About the Team
You will be working within a wider multi-disciplined team, with lots of opportunity for development and cross-working on a range of Surrey County Council communications. Every day is different in this team. We look out for each other, socialise and enjoy flexible working, so you'll always feel supported and part of a communications family. This is a particularly exciting time to join the team as we support the directorate with preparations for key service inspections within the next 18 months.
About the Role
This Senior Communications Manager role will lead the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of Surrey County Council's Children, Families & Lifelong Learning (CFLL) communications, both internally and externally. This is a hugely rewarding role which plays a vital part in helping the directorate achieve its purpose: ensuring Surrey's children and young people are seen and heard, feel safe and can grow, and everyone benefits from lifelong learning.
You will play a key leadership role in delivering the communications priorities and strategies across the CFLL directorate, which focus on children's social care, children's additional needs and disabilities and lifelong learning. As a Senior Communications Manager, you will build on positive and productive relationships, provide professional communications advice to senior officers, directors and the Lead Cabinet Member and will have experience leading a team to deliver high quality and strategic outcomes. The role will deliver both planned and reactive CFLL work, working closely with the wider communications team.
Key Responsibilities
Leading a team of four communications professionals, with oversight of relevant service communications roles, key responsibilities include:
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
We are looking for a proactive and compassionate leader, who has children and families at the centre of their thinking.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 23/04/2024 with interviews to follow. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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