Communications and Marketing Manager

Role Overview

We’re looking for seasoned communications and marketing professionals to join our growing team. As a Communications and Marketing Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping both our service and the future of the team. You’ll provide strategic communications and marketing advice to senior leaders and elected members, acting as a trusted partner and helping to translate organisational priorities into impactful communications and marketing strategies.

What You Will Do

You’ll oversee the development and delivery of high-quality campaigns and engagement activity that support Nottingham’s ambitions. You’ll lead, motivate and develop a multi-disciplinary team while helping to embed new ways of working and a culture of continuous improvement.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of communications and marketing in Nottingham. You’ll join a talented team with big ambitions that you’ll directly help come to fruition; being given the scope to make a real impact, develop people and influence strategic decisions across the organisation.

Requirements

• Significant experience in communications, marketing or public affairs, including developing and delivering strategic communications plans.
• A proven track record of leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams, including performance management.
• Experience providing strategic advice and support to senior leaders and stakeholders in a complex organisation.
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to work closely with elected members, senior leaders and external partners.
• Strong judgement, political awareness and the ability to navigate sensitive and high-profile issues.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to shape new ways of working and contribute to the ongoing development of a growing service.
• Creativity, resilience and a focus on delivering excellent outcomes for customers and communities.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!