Communications Manager

LocatED is an award-winning property company with purpose. Backed by Government, we operate at pace to create school places for thousands of children and provide property expertise to the education sector.

 Reporting to the Head of Communications, you would be planning and delivering our messages across our internal and external channels, to support delivery of our expanding remit.

Start your journey with us and use your skills to make a difference. Find out more about our multidisciplinary teams, award-winning projects, and purpose at www.locatED.co.uk.

Responsibilities:        

• Act as a brand guardian: help develop corporate messaging, branded materials and communications to support the company as it gears up to deliver the corporate plan 2023-2025
• Deliver print and digital marketing campaigns to engage with key audiences in the property, construction, and education sectors
• Create regular corporate materials and internal communications, including written copy for marketing collateral, case studies and news stories
• Draft speeches, briefing notes, answers to Parliamentary Questions and responses Freedom of Information Act requests
• Identify sector engagement opportunities at corporate events, networks, forums, conferences, exhibitions and other events, and project manage production of presentations and exhibition materials
• Manage social media planning and content for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram accounts, growing engagement and linking with corporate objectives
• Oversee communications expenditure and assist the Head of Communications with budget management
• Monitor performance across internal and external communications channels and assess the effectiveness of the company’s activities.

Key Skills & Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent copywriting, proofing and content creation on and offline
• Experience managing corporate websites and social media accounts Experience organising corporate events or exhibitions
• To be an organised self-starter with capacity to work on own initiative
• To be flexible, organised, with an eye for detail
• To take responsibility for your personal development, in line with our corporate values To be competent in the Microsoft Office Suite – particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint; and ideally Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign and Photoshop
• A qualification from a communication’s professional membership body (e.g. CIPR, PRCA, CIM) would be advantageous
• A commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, and an appreciation of its importance in team composition and service delivery.

In return we offer:

• A basic salary of up to £40,000 depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days plus statutory holidays
• A matched pension scheme for contributions up to 6%
• Opportunity to earn up to 10% of salary in an annual performance related pay scheme
• Ability to access training and other continuing professional development opportunities
• Various discounts with popular retailers
• Life assurance cover
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible working options
• Based in our London office for 2-3 days per week with the ability to work from home for the rest of the week.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to the continuing success at LocatED. We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and all sections of the community, regardless of race, religious beliefs, political opinions, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, marital/parental status, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability. We also support applications from those returning from a career break or from other roles.