Press and Campaigns Officer - Corporate Communications Enfield Council is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Press and Campaigns Officer to join the dynamic Corporate Communications Team. Putting residents at the heart of all our communications, the successful candidate will be supporting campaigns to promote some of the following priorities: - Clean and green spaces - Strong, healthy and safe communities - Thriving children and young people - More and better homes - An economy that works for everyone We’re looking for candidates with drive, tenacity, and creativity to help us deliver an annual work programme of campaigns and communications activity to support the Council’s key priorities. We’re looking for someone who can gain positive coverage for the authority across different channels in the media and directly to residents, support the Council’s crisis management efforts and to work closely with Cabinet members and senior staff on reputation matters and on promoting the Council’s priorities. Candidates must also be able to devise their own press/media strategies and monitor the performances of these with clear benchmarking and performance indicators. You’ll also deal with media queries from local, regional, and national press and broadcasters, and will help with the production of Enfield Council’s digital newsletters. We are looking for someone who has confident writing, photography and video-making abilities and who has a good knowledge of the major social media platforms and how they can be optimised. You must be able to work to tight deadlines without compromising on accuracy. If you’re confident, dynamic, creative and organised and have a track record for providing excellent communications support and stakeholder management, we would like to hear from you. We know this is a sought-after role, so don’t delay, apply as soon as possible. Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement. For this role there is an expectation to be in the office for 2 days of the week (or equivalent hours) and for key meetings. We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Contact Details If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Andrea De Lucy (Press and New Media Manager) for an informal discussion on 020 8132 0065. If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Claire Turner, Senior Recruitment Advisor on 0208 132 1024 or [email protected] We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV. We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working. Why it's great to work for Enfield Council: - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). - Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas. - A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. - Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months. - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. - Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family. - Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work. - 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.