Communications Officer (Early Years and Family Hubs)

Salary: £43,004
Grade: Level 4, Zone 1
Location: 5 St Pancras Square and Children’s Centres and Family Hubs in Camden
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36, Full Time
Closing Date: Sunday 28th July 2024; 23:59

About Camden

At Camden, we're working closely with our communities to build a better, fairer Camden for everyone, and to make sure that nobody gets left behind. We’ve experienced significant challenges in recent years including from the pandemic and cost of living crisis and the impacts on those who live, work and study in the borough. Throughout these times, we have seen the extraordinary community spirit of Camden. As we move forward, it’s crucial we all stay working together to create the best future for our residents. In this role, you will have the opportunity to join our Communications team and to deliver high quality communications to support our Integrated Early Years and Family Hubs Service. 

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved 

This is an excellent opportunity to work with Camden’s Early Years and Family Hubs Service. The role is responsible for developing communications plans, materials and channels to support the service to reach all of the people and families who use these services, as well as wider audiences and stakeholders for Early Years and Family Hubs services in Camden. 

The post holder will use a wide range of communications skills and channels to deliver well planned and evidence-based communications for the service which align to We Make Camden - our vision for the borough.

A key part of the role is to engage with service users to ensure that their views and opinions are incorporated in our communications work, as well as ensuring that Integrated Early Years and Family Hubs Service information is published in a way that best suits parents’ and other users’ needs, and aligns with our aspirations for increasing transparency and open data standards.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

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All About you

You will have a wide range of communications experience and knowledge of channels including print, digital, video and media and marketing skills. You should have a strong track record delivering evidence-based communications, channel plans, and of measuring impact. You will have experience of project management and working on a range of projects with competing priorities. You will be confident communicating and working with a range of stakeholders and external partners including senior officers and elected members. 

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine our corporate services, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.

What We Offer 

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.   

Visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits for more details.  

Inclusion and Diversity   

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do. 

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits for more details.  

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.  

Asking for Adjustments   

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.