Communications Assistant

Job Description

Further InformationAt Northumberland Fire and Rescue, our role is simple regardless of what each of us does - Making Northumberland Safer. It means shaping everything we do to ensure were able to protect our communities, our visitors, our environment, our infrastructure andour heritage.To support us with this, were looking for someone thats passionate about communications, is creative and innovative in their approach, and who places a firm focus on demonstrating how it makes a real difference. As a Communications Assistant, youll join a talented, hard-working and award-winning team, and well-established corporate communications service to enhance our internal and external communications capacity. No two days are the same - you could be organising an interview on location about wildfires with the BBC one day while presenting your ideas for a recruitment campaign the next. You must be able to write, edit and proof copy, work to tight deadlines and work both as part of a team and on your own initiative. You must also be familiar with digital marketing including social media, using website content management systems and e-communications. You will have good knowledge of local, regional and national media, experience of effectively monitoring and evaluating your work, ensuring communications channels and engagement activity are engaging and make a positive difference.Who are we looking for You will have good skills and experience of writing and editing engaging copy for a wide range of external communications channels.You must be able to write, edit and proof copy, work to tight deadlines and work both as part of a team and on your own initiative. You must also be familiar with digital marketing including social media, using website content management systems and e-communications. The successful candidate will be required to produce effective communications and have knowledge of social marketing and modern methods of digital communication. The ability to record and edit video footage is desirable. For full details, please see the attached job description and person specification.The position is permanent and full time (37 hours).We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including: A starting salary of £24,496 (rising to £26,845) Band 5 25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 30 after 5 years of service)(pro-rata for part-time employees) Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme Flexi scheme applicable to majority of roles Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands Closing date for applications will be midnight on 15th January 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email .uk with your name and the job titleyou have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enableyou to attend an interview please also let the team know.