Senior Communications Officer

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Travel

  Ability to travel and work across multiple sites/locations

• Skills, and Attributes

  Highly organised, proactive and pays meticulous attention to detail, particularly with written communications.

• Skills, and Attributes

  Personable and able to build good relationships and work with a wide range of people and stakeholders.

• Skills, and Attributes

  Excellent written communication skills with experience of drafting copy for a range of publications from corporate documents to public information leaflets, newsletters and websites.

• Skills, and Attributes

  Excellent proof reading and editing skills with the ability to deliver accurate convincing copy to tight deadlines.

• Skills, and Attributes

  The ability to identify the target audience for any given publication, understand their needs, adapt writing styles to suit and develop copy with speed and accuracy.

• Skills, and Attributes

  The ability to analyse facts and situations quickly, and develop a range of creative and appropriate communications solutions.

• Skills, and Attributes

  The ability to prioritise own work effectively and deal with conflicting demands.

• Skills, and Attributes

  Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

• Skills, and Attributes

  Ability to act in ways that support equality, diversity and inclusion and is able to identify and remedy situations where these are undermined.

• Skills, and Attributes

  Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task

• Skills, and Attributes

  Effective team working

• Skills, and Attributes

  Ability to win the confidence of senior managerial and clinical colleagues

• Skills, and Attributes

  An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust

• Skills, and Attributes

  Professional, calm and efficient manner

• Skills, and Attributes

  Positive and flexible approach to work

• Skills, and Attributes

  Advanced Keyboard skills

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Education to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience in a communications specific role.

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Experience of supporting the implementation of effective communications plans for a range of projects/campaigns;

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Experience of working directly with the media, politicians and other key stakeholders in a dedicated communications role.

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Experience of producing high quality, accessible information for a wide range of audiences

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Experience of media management, including crisis management

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Ability to manage a complex portfolio of projects, without supervision, to tight deadlines

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  High level of competence in relevant IT systems and software including MS Office

• Knowledge Training & Experience

  Evidence of using a wide range of communications tools and channels with the ability to identify the right channel for any particular audience.