Responsibilities

• Lead our internal and external communications, ensuring the Suffolk Economy brand remains visible, credible and engaging for key audiences.
• Delivering our communications strategy, managing digital channels, planning and delivering campaigns, and creating high-quality content that supports engagement and promotes our work.
• Showcase the exciting work happening across Suffolk through business case studies, news releases, events, social media, newsletters and stakeholder communications.
• Support the Suffolk Business Board, providing members with the insights, tools and opportunities they need to champion Suffolk’s economic ambitions and act as effective ambassadors for the county.
• You’ll work with colleagues across the team and a wide range of partners to achieve outcomes on time and within budget.
• Work location: Endeavour House (Ipswich) with hybrid working.

Requirements

• Proactive, creative and confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience delivering internal and external communications campaigns, building strong relationships with partners and stakeholders, and telling compelling stories that bring a brand to life.
• Knowledge and understanding of Suffolk’s business landscape and the role of economic development in supporting growth.
• A creative approach to developing and delivering communications campaigns.
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, working with colleagues and external partners such as education providers, businesses and the Chamber of Commerce to deliver outcomes on time and within budget.
• Experience using website CMS platforms, email marketing tools and creative software such as Canva and Adobe InDesign.
• An understanding of GDPR and relevant data protection requirements
• A collaborative mindset and a commitment to living the council’s values (including WEASPIRE).

Benefits

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
• Plus lots more!
• If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).