Senior Communication Officer (External) – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Job reference: REQ000339
14.8 hours per week (Thursday and Friday)
We are looking for a proactive and creative communications professional to work in a job share to lead our external communications, engaging with the public, media, and key stakeholders. Your work will play a vital role in enhancing community safety, showcasing the work of our fire service and building our reputation within the community.
You will work in a small team to help deliver the organisation’s communication and engagement strategy in support of the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), focusing on external communication.
About the role
This an exciting opportunity to hone your passion for all things external, with this role being responsible for its share of media engagement planning, stakeholder engagement and external affairs, and email marketing, alongside developing and delivering engaging campaigns.
You will seek out story opportunities and create engaging, innovative content across various channels and products to keep audiences engaged and support building our reputation. You will be ace at campaign planning, delivery and evaluation across a range of platforms, and will work closely with fire prevention and protection teams to help them reach their audiences.
You will be at the heart of managing media requests, horizon scanning for risks and opportunities, and supporting the Service in its crisis and incident response. You will also need to be leading our strategic external digital engagement, be that email marketing, community digital platforms, social and website channels.
Next steps
If this role is of interest, please visit our website https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers/search for further information and to make a formal application. We ask that you include your full career history and reference your skills and experience in line with the job description and person specification within your application and supporting statement.
For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Leanne Ehren, Head of Communications and External Affairs via email Leanne.Ehren@bedsfire.gov.uk to arrange a time.
The interview / selection process will take place on Wednesday 26 February 2025.
Salary: £15,175 per annum rising to £16,604 per annum (plus an additional allowance for on-call rota)
Contract type: Part Time
Closing date: February 18 2025
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