Communications Executive

Job Description

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high quality services to our communities, residents and businesses and this means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-PeterboroughGrowth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking Local Authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision making.Huntingdonshire District Council has recently been awarded funding by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG to support the enablement of the Integrated Care System through the delivery of health initiatives within the community. Working with district andcounty council staff, alongside community and voluntary groups, the funding will support a number of key priorities:

• to build on our established model of community enablement, but with a specific focus on improving health outcomes for Huntingdonshire residents
• to empower local communities to identify and fill health provision for their residents
• to promote the existing and new health provision across the district to encourage more people to become active but using our outdoor spaces
• to establish a model of continuous improvement whereby examples of good practice are shared easily with others to help support a broad range of offers across the district

The communications executive postholder will be responsible for delivering a co-design and co-produced plan to promote these priorities and the new initiatives that are developed. They will be required to work closely with the third sector to ensure keycommunications are aligned, adding value by using additional communications channels beyond those established by the individual community and voluntary groups.Working within our Communications Team, you will work alongside the Project Manager and work with local partners to promote health initiatives. You will create effective campaigns targeted at a number of audiences, including local residents.We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic self-starter who is experienced in using all forms of media channels and is confident in creating engaging content.Please be aware the role requires travel around the district.We want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising) all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.TO APPLY A full job description along with details of how to apply can be downloaded from our website, search Current Vacancies at Huntingdonshire District CouncilShould you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact our Recruitment team using the contact information on our website.Closing date for completed applications is May 18th at midday and interviews will be held w/c 23rd MayPlease note that the official closing date is as above and will be the correct date. Some third party websites may have different dates so please always refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.For many of our roles (and where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities in order to providea good work life balance whilst still ensuring that teams benefit from in person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity on a full-time basis.and are a supportive employer, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applicationsfrom all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work life balance.Our benefits include:

• A highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme Pension
• An array of services, networks and training to support your health and wellbeing such as Mental Health First Aiders and access to our Employee Assistance Programme which includes financial guidance, wellbeing support and family counselling, amongst otherservices.
• Generous holiday entitlement dependent upon length of service
• Heavily discounted gym membership at our One Leisure Centres and Training Shed One Leisure
• Tailored learning and development on an individual basis including access to Bookboon which has over 1500 resources dedicated to development
• Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships of all levels
• Enhanced policies in many areas
• Flexi time & hybrid working (role permitting)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Occupational Health Programme
• Digital Parking Permit
• Long Service Award