Communications Officer - Chichester, United Kingdom - WSCC

WSCC

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Chichester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Us
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. Our teams use their experience to enable and challenge the Council to deliver improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The Education & Skills directorate is committed to improving educational outcomes for children and young people in West Sussex.

About The Job

Grade:
NJC Grade 6

Salary:
NJC Grade 6 £23,194 to £24,496

Working pattern:
Full time

Contract type:
Fixed Term ending 27/03/2026

Locations:
Chichester Area

Closing date:
Monday 28th August 2023

Interviews:
Monday 11th September 2023

The post holder will directly support high priority tasks within the Education and Skills directorate.

They will direct tasks for a small number of business administration apprentices who are deployed to provide high quality administrative and business support services to teams within Education & Skills.

They will work closely with a number of senior managers within the directorate, stakeholders and schools from across West Sussex drawing on key skills to influence, inform and advise to ensure services and communications are delivered to a high standard.

They will be quick to gain the trust and respect of other service managers and teams in order to secure credibility and effective partnership working.

Experience and Skills Key Skills**:

(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Excellent organisational skills.
High standard of written and spoken English.
Computer literate and competent in Microsoft Office software.
Confident and credible when communicating with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and senior school leaders.
Ability to advise, problem solve and facilitate.
A clear, calm approach to coaching and directing others.

Qualifications and/or experience:

A degree or equivalent qualification that would require a high standard of written English to be demonstrated.
Confident in the production of spreadsheets, communications such as newsletters, formal letters and presentations for senior management & schools to use.
Demonstrable experience of working independently, confidently and flexibly to balance priorities and deadlines both for themselves and for those they direct tasks to.
Some experience of coaching others
Desirable

Some experience of project management

Desirable

Key responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Compiling the weekly communications to schools.
Working with internal colleagues and individual schools to create the monthly Education Matters newsletters.
Evaluating the impact of communications activity, including the impact on audience, resource requirements, risks and campaign costs.
Providing project support as required.
Direct tasks for, and coach, a number of business administration apprentices; closely monitor their work and assist with their training, liaising on a regular basis with their training provider and suggesting opportunities for these apprentices to complete the units required for their qualification.

Rewards and Benefits

Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE04626

Job Reference:
CAFHE04626