Salary:£27,600-£29,181 per annum (Pay Award Pending)
Closing Date: Sunday 9th August 2026
18 month fixed term contract
Hours: 37 hours per week
Are you a forward-thinking positive individual who is adaptive and can take an excellent Council with a great reputation and get it noticed even further for all the right reasons?
Rushcliffe is a contemporary, positive and award-winning Council and we’re looking for a creative Communications Officer to assist us for 18 months in raising our profile externally, enhancing our reputation and innovatively marketing our services, facilities and events.
Covering a broad range of the Council’s services, we’re seeking an experienced individual brimming with ideas. You will need to engage our staff and stakeholders internally and grab their attention with timely messages, content creation and eye-catching flair as the Council progresses through Local Government Reorganisation.
Focusing on external and internal communications, campaigns and reputation enhancing activities, you will be a keen and outgoing communicator who knows how to use traditional and emerging media channels to target audiences, engage residents and change behaviours with timely content.
You will also be able to demonstrate skills in video editing and graphics and a willingness to explore new ground for the Borough Council with the aim of increasing income and expanding our reputation and profile locally and nationally.
Rushcliffe Borough Council provides high-quality services to more than 125,000 residents in a Borough made up of vibrant towns and stunning villages.
You will be challenged in this role to deliver high quality communications that raise the profile of the Council and your ideas will help shape the reputation of the Borough whilst effectively informing internal stakeholders.
Benefits of working for Rushcliffe Borough Council include:
- Working in purpose-built offices and reduced membership of the on-site leisure centre
- Rushcliffe Rewards- save money across a range of retailers and leisure providers
- Eye Care Vouchers for Specsavers
- Local Government pension scheme
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes
- Opportunities to work remotely and flexibly
- An opportunity to further your career with a high performing forward looking Authority with training to support CPD and personal development.
Rushcliffe Borough Council supports flexible and part-time working in line with the needs of the public that we serve and the business needs of the Council.
We believe that embracing flexibility is a smart way of working and ensures we can find and support the mix of talent and experience we need. We can’t promise, but we are open to a chat about flexible working when you apply for a job with us.
If you feel you have the qualities outlined in the above post then you can obtain further details by clicking on the links below which include an online application, job description, person specification and an application pack with contains further details.
You can also request an application form by emailing [email protected] .
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact Ed Palmer on 0115 914 8559
