Medway Council
Job title:
Marketing Officer
Company
Medway Council
Job description
Marketing Officer – Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) MedwayAre you ready to take the next step in your marketing career and want to do something that will make a positive difference to Medway’s communities? We are hiring a full-time Marketing Officer with our Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) team.The HDRC aims to reduce health inequalities in Medway and is a collaboration between Medway Council and the University of Kent. It aims to embed quality research practice within the council, with the ultimate goal of making it easier for our residents to live long, healthy and happy lives. (see for more information).In this role you will work as part of a team to create and deliver strategic marketing campaigns that really demonstrate the value and impact of the HDRC Medway. You’ll be responsible for creating interesting content and managing a variety of communication channels including the website, intranet, social media, and print and online marketing materials. We’re looking for someone who can inspire people from all walks of life, including stakeholders from within the council as well as the higher education sector, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and local communities.As the successful candidate, you will have relevant experience and be proficient in the skills required for the role. You will enjoy being in a busy and varied role with the opportunity to work one day a week on other public health services such as stop smoking and mental health.Working as part of a larger team, you will ensure brand values and tone of voice is followed across the council, remain up-to-date in digital communications, help to ensure that service performance targets are met and uphold social media standards.If you share our enthusiasm for improving the health and wellbeing of our communities and have the energy and experience, we are looking for, please do get in touch and apply today. Full details of the role and person specification can be found in the job description.In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: –
We’re committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a ‘clean and green environment’. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.Our organisation:Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after and much more – everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.For any informal questions relating to this role, please contact Anne Trafford via email at , an informal discussion via telephone may also be arranged.Important Information-Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profileEqual Opportunities Commitment StatementMedway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.Please visit for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Expected salary
Location
United Kingdom
Job date
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:23:08 GMT
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