Job at a glance
Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role We are recruiting for three exciting Communications Advisor roles. If you have a particular area of interest or a preferred role, please make this clear in your supporting statement. Role 1 – Communications Advisor (Programme Communications) Purpose: Deliver communications that support the Families First Programme, ensuring clear, consistent and timely messaging across all workstreams.
Key responsibilities Develop and deliver the Families First Communications Plan. Produce high-quality communications materials, including briefings, newsletters, presentations, FAQs and staff updates. Create and maintain digital content for programme communication channels, including intranet pages, web content and other approved digital platforms. Coordinate internal communications across programme workstreams.
Develop communications to support programme pilots and implementation. Ensure consistent messaging and branding across all programme communications. Prepare communication products for programme boards, managers and staff. Support the communications requirements for engagement events, workshops and stakeholder sessions by producing promotional materials, presentations and follow-up communications (event planning and logistics to be led by programme teams).
Liaise with Corporate Communications where wider corporate communications support is required. Role 2 – Communications Advisor (Engagement & Change) Purpose: Lead stakeholder engagement communications to support implementation of the Families First reforms. Key responsibilities Develop and coordinate the Families First Engagement Plan. Coordinate communications to support workforce, partner and stakeholder engagement.
Produce digital and printed communications to support engagement activities, consultations and service change. Develop stakeholder communication plans for programme workstreams. Support programme teams with the communications aspects of engagement events and workshops, including invitations, briefings, presentations and follow-up communications (event management and delivery to be undertaken by programme leads).
Gather and analyse stakeholder feedback to inform communications and engagement activity. Support change communications to help services understand and adopt new ways of working. Work collaboratively with Programme Managers and Corporate Communications to ensure communications and engagement activity is coordinated and effective. Role 3 - Communications Advisor (Highways) Highways is one of the Council’s most visible services and remains a significant priority for our communities.
It is also a significant reputational risk area, given our aging (and for many years underfunded) highways network. At the direction of Council Leaders, £60 million addit