Place Campaigns Officer

Salary:  £32,234- £36,922 per annum

 37 Hours per week – Fixed Term until March 2023

Are you passionate about Staffordshire?

Do you have bags of enthusiasm, ideas and energy to help put our county on the map, bringing our inspiring business stories to life through events, eye-catching marketing and media? If so, we want to hear from you!

In 2020, Staffordshire business, education and public sector organisations came together to develop a new story and approach to promoting and marketing the county. This involved understanding what makes Staffordshire special, competitive, and distinct from other places – bringing it all together in a new brand narrative that is now known as the ‘Staffordshire Story’.

After six successful months developing a bold new strategy and delivering a programme of activities, Staffordshire County Council is now seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and flexible marketing all-rounder to help take this exciting new chapter for Staffordshire forward.

We’re looking for someone with experience in supporting the delivery of events, who is well-versed in running social media campaigns and accounts and a keen eye for a good news story to raise our profile, whilst not being afraid to get in touch with regional and national journalists to really ‘sell’ Staffordshire.

We’re right at the start of our journey and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to work on their own initiative, developing and delivering creative approaches to promoting Staffordshire.

This role works alongside and reports into the Place Brand Manager as well as our Place Board of business leaders to shape our new place marketing strategy and deliver great campaigns. You’ll also work collaboratively with our partner teams at ‘Make It Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire and Enjoy Staffordshire.

If this sounds like a good match to your skills, we look forward to hearing from you. In return we can offer you a diverse and truly rewarding role with a competitive salary & benefits package within a driven, supportive and high-performing team at Staffordshire County Council.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

To apply for this post, click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

By clicking on the apply button you will be redirected to Staffordshire County Councils online application website. Please note, you are only able to view the Job Description and Person Specification on the WM Jobs  board NOT via Staffordshire County Council's online application site.  

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Closing Date: Monday 6^th October 2021
Interview Date: W/C 13^th October 2021

For more information about the role please contact: Louisa Grocott, Place Brand Manager at Staffordshire County Council, T: 07976685475 / E: louisa.grocott@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish, and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts