Communications Officer

Permanent – Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engagement Officer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring residents, Council employees and key stakeholders are kept informed of activity, results and positive stories from our partnership with Basildon Borough Council.

About the role

As our Communications Officer you will thrive working in a fast-paced team, promoting, managing and protecting the partnership through proactive and reactive public relations and delivering on an integrated communications plan. You will be responsible for managing the content used in the council’s communications channels and producing engaging content that help inform residents of the repairs and maintenance partnership.

Working closely with the Tenant and Engagement team and the Council communications team to deliver engagement opportunities and events, you will build relationships with residents and capture invaluable insights which you can then feedback to the wider teams.

The role is based in Basildon and will require working from the Basildon Civic offices for a minimum of three days a week.

About you

Naturally, you will be a people-person with an inquisitive nature and a creative flair! A confident self-starter with a real passion for creating engaging stories and using a variety of web and social media tools, you will have demonstrable experience in communications and will be confident capturing and editing videos, and using design packages such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Adobe packages.

An understanding of working in a political local government/ public sector environment would be welcomed and we would particularly like to hear from those who have experience in resident engagement or community development.

Holding a driving licence is essential, with some evening work required.

Benefits

· Profit Share Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

· 26 Days Holiday & Bank Hols

· Enhanced Pension Plan

· Private Medical Insurance (Including 24hr GP)

· Life Assurance

· Share Save

· Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

· Work Perks Discounts & Vouchers

· Buy & Sell Holiday

· Flexible Working & Flexible Bank Holidays

· Cycle to Work

· Volunteering (2 days paid)

· Learning & Development Opportunities

· Extensive Wellbeing Support, including EAP

· Loyalty & Values Awards

· Funded Professional Subscription

· Eye Care Vouchers

About Us

Morgan Sindall Property Services provide integrated asset management for housing associations and local authorities, focusing on improving the living conditions of residents and leaving a lasting legacy in the communities we serve. Our services include, responsive repairs, void refurbishments, compliancy services and planned maintenance works.

With over 1000 employees, we focus on a culture which puts people at the core of everything we do, encourages innovative thinking and always puts our customer first.

Build your career with a leading property services company, where we recognise that diversity of thought and talented people are key to our success.

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We shortlist and interview for our roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should we have a high volume of appropriate candidates.