Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leics LE3 8RA
Salary: £26,832 - £28,146 per annum (Pro rata for part time) Pay award pending
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 18 August
Interview Date(s): Wed 26, Thurs 27, Friday 28 August
Are you looking for a marketing career where you can make a difference?
Do you want a job where no two days are the same - looking after a number of social media channels, supporting experienced communications team and organising digital events?
About the Role
You'll be helping to manage the many online and social media platforms that the council uses to keep in touch with staff, residents and visitors, deciding how and when to respond, what makes good content and how to engage our different audiences. You'll support with large online webinars such as staff and partner briefings and help to promote events to prospective attendees.
The Digital Marketing and Events Officer will work for the council's Communications and Digital Services team, whose work covers all council services. That means a huge remit, covering campaigns from fostering recruitment to public health via roads and transport- and a very varied job role as a result.
About You
We're looking for someone who has experience…
- Working in a communications or marketing environment or relevant qualification. Minimum requirement of 4 or 5 GCSEs including English and maths at grade A-C or 9-4
- Supporting events and/or producing online events, virtual conferences or webcasts. Producing excellent social media content, including video
We'll need you to:
- Know digital platforms such as social media and meeting platforms inside out
- Work as part of a team – with designers, communications officers, IT professionals, and within brand guidelines and council policies. Have knowledge of Online platforms for delivering large meetings or events (e.g Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Go To Meeting). Graphic design, video/photo editing software
- Evaluate your work – understand what you need to achieve and whether you met objectives
- Research best practice and learn from trends
- Work with internal colleagues to support them in achieving their aims, and give sound advice on digital platforms
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer .
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Martin Boonham or Sarah Chetwyn
Telephone: 0116 305 6274
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
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