Communications Officer
Shefford 
Full Time - £21,000 - £30,999
Hours: 37 hours per week
Ref: 7718

More about the role: Communications Officer

We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic communications professional with great written, verbal and visual communication skills to join the Communications team of Central Bedfordshire Council - a large unitary council with big ambitions. 

We cover a diverse range of services including planning, regeneration, leisure and libraries and you’ll play a key role in informing and engaging our residents through various channels and campaigns as well as supporting major projects. You’ll have the knowledge and experience to take the lead in responding to a variety of communications challenges as well as advising managers and councillors.

If you have a strong track record in creating effective, innovative communications and are looking to progress your career in a fast-paced public sector environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work.

 Closing Date: 30th July 2018
Interview Date: 4th September

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Deborah McDonald at [email protected] or on T. 0300 300 5595

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at [email protected]

To apply please visit https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=7718&company=centralbed&username

Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role: http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx