Hove Town Hall (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£41418 - £41418
37
Job introduction
The role of Public Health Communications and Engagement Lead is to:
- Lead and drive forward the council’s communications and engagement strategy around Public Health in Brighton & Hove.
- Work with the public health team to deliver service plan communication and campaign requirements that also reflect the council’s priorities.
- Bring together strategies, tactics and partnerships to manage and deliver integrated communications and engagement campaigns which includes media management, marketing and internal communications. Develop and enable partnerships with health services, communities, residents, employers, staff, and stakeholders in the region and beyond to support the necessary actions in response to health issues.
Fixed term for 9 months to cover a secondment.
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.
Interview date: TBA
For an informal discussion, please contact Adrian Ashwell on 07395 282755.
About the role
Join us in helping making Brighton & Hove a city where people can live and age well…
Are you an experienced communications professional with excellent campaign management and delivery skills? Would you enjoy driving the council’s communications and engagement strategy promoting and protecting health and wellbeing in Brighton & Hove.
A 9-month fixed-term opportunity is available in the council’s busy Communications Team working with Public Health to deliver their communications and campaign needs.
About the role
As part of the communications management team, you’ll be working closely with the public health team and health and care partners to source and deliver engaging communications across a range of news, marketing and digital channels highlighting the council’s work to support the city.
You’ll be managing campaigns, advising senior political and corporate colleagues, and leading the communications response to urgent health issues impacting the city.
You’ll be working with communications team colleagues, including graphic design and digital design, to devise and deliver creative and engaging campaigns, and supporting national health campaigns.
You’ll also be covering the council’s corporate social media channels, pitching news stories, responding to media enquiries and, as a senior member of the team, part of the out-of-hours emergency response rota.
We’re looking for an experienced creative and dynamic communications professional with the interpersonal skills to advise and influence colleagues and patterns at all levels, the ability to plan and deliver engaging campaigns, and excellent copy-writing skills.
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.
Working in the Communications Team
We believe in creating an environment where everyone supports each other to develop, learn and achieve their full potential.
We’re nurturing an open, creative and collaborative culture where all team members have a say and responsibility for how the service is shaped and evolves. We’re made up of friendly and talented people, who through our individual personalities and styles create an exciting and ambitious working environment.
Join us in showing how we make a real difference to the lives of people living in the city and what makes Brighton & Hove the best place in the UK to live, work and visit.
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Adrian Ashwell, Strategic Communications Manager, by emailing adrian.ashwell@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
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Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).