Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of our social media channels
• Creating engaging and visually appealing, original multimedia content across copy, graphics and video
• Bring fresh ideas to life and develop content that captures and connects with our audience
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation, government and international counterparts to ensure effective social media output that has real impact
• Keep up to date with industry best practice, providing consultancy and advice on social media use and content
• Using reporting tools, analyse and evaluate how our channels are performing, identify areas of improvement, and provide regular reporting on social media KPIs and achievements

Requirements

• prior experience working in social media or content creation
• effective decision-making and collaboration skills, working with different stakeholders to make recommendations driven by insight and to deliver successful outcomes
• able to translate complicated, technical detail into engaging copy
• superb attention to detail and be cool and calm under pressure
• strong interest in the news agenda of the day and the ability to spot stories, emerging issues and trends of interest to the organisation
• organised, and able to manage a variety of different projects to tight deadlines
• value working as part of a collaborative, high-performing team that delivers exceptional results
• comfortable engaging with senior leadership and collaborating across teams and with government and international counterparts
• experience with social media metrics and producing content that aligns with organisational objectives

Nice to have

• Having worked in journalism, public relations or government communications would certainly be advantageous.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days’ public and privilege holidays
• Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Excellent pension scheme - Civil Service pension
• Disability Confident Leader status and related recruitment support (as described in the Disability Confident scheme)
• Inclusive and supportive working environment with training and development opportunities