Communications Officer

Job title: Communications Officer
Location: London N4
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Temporary 12 weeks
Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Purpose

We are seeking a proactive and creative Communications and Engagement Officer to support the Communications Team in delivering clear, engaging, and impactful communications to staff, residents, and stakeholders. This role will also assist in planning and delivering events that enhance the organisation’s brand and strategic objectives.

You will contribute to communications strategies and campaigns, create and edit content for multiple channels, manage digital and social media communications, and build strong relationships internally and externally to ensure messaging is effective and engaging.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of communications and engagement strategies, campaigns, and objectives.
• Write, edit, and publish content for channels such as reports, press releases, newsletters, website copy, video, and photography.
• Contribute to the digital presence and social media engagement, ensuring brand consistency.
• Build and maintain relationships with media and respond to press enquiries.
• Assist with planning and delivery of staff, resident, and corporate events.
• Monitor and evaluate communications impact, including media coverage and stakeholder feedback.
• Maintain effective filing, record keeping, and mailing data, and manage expenses and purchase orders as required.
• Support organisational policies on safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, and health & safety.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in communications, journalism, media, or marketing.
• Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills.
• Experience in planning and delivering campaigns and events.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Highly organised with strong project and time management abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with website platforms (e.g., Umbraco), social media, and desktop publishing software is desirable.
• Creative thinker, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Housing sector experience is desirable but not essential.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.

If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208 966 or send an E-Mail to Lewis.Hodson@servicecare.org.uk