Job Introduction
About the role
As part of Lincolnshire County Council's Communications team, you'll play a key role in ensuring that our residents are well-informed about our waste services, and prepared for the roll-out of food waste, as part of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership.
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your skills and help ensure the effectiveness of this major shift in the way waste is collected and processed in Lincolnshire, creating a positive impact in our local communities.
Your role will involve offering strategic and tactical advice to senior politicians and officers on communications, media, and marketing matters. You'll be expected to support waste services across all seven district councils and the county council to ensure our messages are impactful and clear.
About you
We're looking for an experienced communications professional with knowledge of waste services. You should bring proven practical experience in communications planning and execution, along with a strong creative flair for developing innovative strategies.
As the Strategic Communications Lead for Waste Services, you'll enjoy flexible working arrangements. While we don't expect you to be in our Lincoln office every day, you'll need to attend key meetings and events at locations across the county.
About Our Offer
Discover a career that comes with incredible benefits:
- Competitive Salary that matches your skills and expertise
- Green Book Local Government Terms
- Top-Tier Pension Scheme with up to 24% employer contributions
- Generous benefits like salary sacrifice for cars via Tusker — Drive a better car through Salary Sacrifice, plus discounts on amazing products and services across top brands with our partner Pluxee: Employee Benefit, Reward, Recognition & Incentives
- Work-Life Balance with a Full -Time 37-hour work week, flexible hours, and hybrid options
- Generous leave allowance — minimum 25 days leave to start, plus bank holidays, with the chance to buy more
- Free Financial Wellbeing Advice to support your future.
Join us for a fulfilling career that offers so much more than just a job!
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
Please note, it is imperative that your application clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the job description (attached). Please also read the job brief and outline what you feel you can bring to this important role.
Applications will close on 16/03/25 and interviews will take place on or around 21/03/25
For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact: christopher.o'rourke@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Best of luck with your application
This fixed term position is for 12 months and offered as a secondment for staff currently working for a district council or the county council in Lincolnshire. Internal candidates should notify their manager if applying for secondment opportunities. Managers may provide support and discuss arrangements concerning this. There is potential for the role to be made permanent, subject to business needs.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Politically Restricted Position
Under The Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, this post has been identified as 'politically restricted'. Further information on the Council’s Politically Restricted Posts Policy can be viewed here.
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