Job Introduction
We’re looking for a talented and tenacious Internal Communications Officer to join our busy Communications team.
You’ll be an experienced and highly skilled communications professional - someone who can inspire colleagues with clear, concise messaging. We’re looking for someone who isn’t afraid to experiment, and who is always looking to innovate and improve. But, most importantly, we’re looking for someone who wants to help us make a difference for the people of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
As part of the Internal Communications Team, you will develop communications to inspire our 4,500 colleagues to help win their support and commitment in achieving the council’s priorities. You will be a key source of advice for officers on all matters relating to internal communications.
With a focus on content generation, the post holder will play an important role in making sure our internal communications are aligned with the organisation’s priorities and values.
You’ll be able to spot a good story, seek out opportunities and identify reputational risks. We also want someone who can take a proactive and creative approach and build positive and constructive relationships with colleagues across the council.
This is an opportunity to be part of a passionate and committed communications team at an exciting time for BCP Council. The work is professionally stimulating: the challenges are real, but so are the opportunities and our determination to succeed.
We aspire to produce compelling, multi-media communications, so basic photo and video editing would be an advantage.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a keen news sense and can translate policy into punchy and compelling stories, then we’d love to hear from you.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
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