Location
London Borough of Hounslow

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,676 per annum

About the Role
We are recruiting for an exceptional Senior Communications Officer to work in our fast-paced media team – helping to manage our busy press office while delivering world-class campaigns. You will be at the forefront of driving a campaigning approach to media and communications, using the full breadth of earned media to tell the story of the Council’s priorities and our impact on local communities.

You will be part of a collaborative, high-performing team responsible for delivering clear, consistent, and impactful communications that support the Council’s priorities. You will be expected to take the lead with senior internal stakeholders and teams across the organisation while delivering strategic campaigns that deliver on the Council’s corporate objectives.

About Us at Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be. We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias. As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.

Experience
Significant experience in media relations and communications, with a strong track record in managing campaigns, media engagement, and content creation. Experience leading and delivering campaigns with clearly defined objectives. Experience in local government is useful but not essential.

About You
Confident and talented writer, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Ability to spot factual inaccuracies in media stories and build strong relationships with key partners including journalists, senior internal stakeholders and Councillors. Organised, proactive, and confident in taking the lead on handling complex media enquiries. Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated as mandatory for this role, but relevant communications or media qualifications would be advantageous.