Description
Sopra Steria Recruitment is working in partnership with a major public sector in the UK. We are currently recruiting Communication Officer for 6 months initially with possible extension.
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Travel required: Candidates should be expected to travel across the UK, from South West as far as Northern Ireland.
Essential Experience:
- Dealing With Internal Stakeholders/Internal Comms Role
- Communications and stakeholder engagement experience
- Experienced using a variety of internal communication channels and of working on complex change projects or organisational change
- Experience of working within communications teams and delivery activity
- Experience within the public sector of stakeholder and communications delivery
Skills:
- Strong communication skills
- Copy writing ability
- Ability to assimilate, interpret and evaluate information on a wide and complex variety of topics
- Ability to communicate with & influence staff & stakeholders and build relationships across operation & professional boundaries and with partner organisations.
- Ability to operate in a complex organisational and political environment
- High degree of computer literacy and competence in the use of Microsoft Office and appropriate project/programme management software
- Flexible, proactive, forward-thinking approach
- Motivated, effective and committed team member, able to work creatively and within tight timescales under pressure
- Knowledge of graphic design packages (Illustrator, InDesign or similar)