Responsibilities

• Act as a lead on projects to deliver work on behalf of the communications and marketing team.
• Demonstrate a proactive attitude and creative approach, and use judgement and insight to reach decisions.
• Provide professional advice across all communications and marketing disciplines, based on a high standard of competency across the insight ideas, implementation and impact stages of the competency framework, and with a strong focus on outcomes.
• Effectively prioritise their workload, ensuring efficient use of resources and appropriate levels of support for council and city priorities.
• Support the smooth running of a professional communications and marketing service by playing an active role in the team.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners and suppliers that help the council and team to meet priorities while spending money wisely.
• Represent the council and the communications and marketing team at internal and external meetings and events.
• Understand and follow procurement rules for communications and marketing spend both in the team and across the council, in line with the organisation’s financial rules.

Requirements

• excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage, influence and negotiate and to form positive relationships at all levels
• a proactive approach, using professional judgement based on insight and innovation
• an inclusive approach and a commitment to equality and diversity
• contributes to own health and wellbeing and promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of others; and
• commitment to their own continuing professional development.

Preferred

Benefits

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further