Communications Adviser

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £20.41 - £22.74

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Working days are negotiable, flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start asap.

We're looking for a talented and creative communications or media professional to join our Communications Service. It's a key role in helping to ensure communities, local residents and council employees are well informed about Council activities and decision-making. The jobholder will help to deliver the Council's news and media output and contribute to effective internal communications content for employees. They will advise colleagues and elected members on various aspects of media relations, communication channels and messaging and should have the ability to create communications material in a variety of formats tailored to the needs of audiences.

Home Working Consideration
Applications for homeworking or hybrid working will be considered for this post, subject to a trial period and in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview. All applicants must live in the UK and will be expected to attend Council offices from time to time as required.

Job Details

To play a key role in delivering the council’s internal and external communication strategy, building and maintaining relationships with a specific Service Area(s) within the council to establish and deliver its key objectives.

S/he will be responsible for multi-disciplinary communications campaigns to reach target audiences and ensure the council’s priorities are widely understood and recognised. This involves producing news releases, answering media enquiries, preparing content for the website, social media and internal comms; organising events and developing promotional materials.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The East Lothian Way
The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent in an appropriate subject ie PR, Marketing, Communications and/ or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.

Driving Licence
A full current driving licence is desirable for this post.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

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If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.