Communications and Engagement Officer (Adult Services)

Communications and Engagement Officer

£40,614 to £43,815

Fixed term 1 year / full-time
Location: Woolwich and some flexible home working

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated communications professional to join our team and work on communications for adult services.

Based in Woolwich, a short walk from the new Elizabeth line station, the role will comprise a mix of office and some home working.

We need someone with excellent writing and planning skills to deliver creative and innovative campaigns. You’ll need to write engaging content for a range of publications, channels and audiences, as well as managing the Council’s reputation through the press and social media.

We offer a work environment which is stimulating, fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

From the world-famous sights of Greenwich town centre in the west, to Thamesmead in the east, from the Greenwich Peninsula in the north to Eltham in the south, our communities are diverse. We want our workforce to reflect and respect this diversity and bring richness, productivity and innovation.

If you’re ready to be part of our exciting journey, please apply now, or contact us to discuss the job.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Rosie Groves; rosie.groves@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 0208 921 5042

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Interview Arrangements: During this time, our priority for all of our recruitment activity is to make sure our applicants, hiring departments and new starters are informed, safe and supported. Careful and thorough consideration will be given to interview arrangements and for any essential in-person recruitment, we will ensure this is held in a suitable, secure setting with additional arrangements to ensure any current safety requirements are fully adhered to.

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Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Working Arrangements - Royal Greenwich is committed to being an inclusive employer and we recognise that flexible ways of working are a valuable tool in improving workplace equality. The Council is committed to providing a wide and flexible range of working arrangements including hybrid working for its workforce where service needs allow and we welcome this discussion with prospective applicants. The delivery of high quality services to our residents is at the heart of all we do - all requests for flexible working will be carefully considered in this context and on a service/case basis.