*JOB OF THE WEEK* team manager - campaigns and marketing, walsall council

Team Manager - Campaigns and Marketing

Walsall Council

Salary: G11: £53,051 - £56,293 per annum

Job Identification1574

Locations The Council House Room 21, Walsall, WS1 1TR, GB

Full time

Employment Type: Permanent

Driving Required: Yes

Closing Date – Sunday 15th November, 23:55

Team Managers – Communications and Marketing

Here at Walsall Council, we are doing things differently and have an ambition to transform our approach to communications and marketing. Over the coming months, we’ll be launching a new communications and marketing strategy and we’re looking to recruit two Team Managers in our team to be part of this new journey.

Team Manager – Campaigns & Marketing - Ref: RT01826
G11: £53,051 - £56,293 per annum.

*We are also advertising a Team Manager - Staff Engagement & Marketing Operations - please note there is a separate advertisement and application process for this HERE.

We’re looking for an experienced and creative team manager with a strong track record of managing people and delivering compelling, insight-led marketing and communications campaigns across a broad range of channels. You’ll use audience research, segmentation and data to influence behaviour and achieve measurable outcomes for residents and the borough. You will also help shape the Council’s brand, creative and place marketing approach, building pride and confidence in Walsall for the future.

Both managers will become an important part of our talented Communications and Marketing team, leading and developing colleagues while building strong relationships both internally and externally.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Walsall Council. We are therefore looking for collaborative and solution-focused managers who can demonstrate a passionate commitment to living the values through their previous work. You will inspire creativity, develop others and deliver excellent work in a busy communications environment. If you are ready to make a real difference, we would like to hear from you.

View Job Description and Employee Specification

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them.  Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.

At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your ‘Supporting Information’ – reflects your own voice.

Closing Date – Sunday 15th November

About Us

Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.

We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.

Living in Walsall

Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.

Walsall Council is committed to Safer Recruitment.

To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

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communication, marketing and consultation, team leader, blaby district council

Communication, Marketing and Consultation Team Leader

Blaby District Council

Salary: Scale 6 £41,177 - £45,529 per annum

Location: Main Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, Leicestershire, LE19 2EP

Contractual hours: 37

Full time

Fixed Term / Temporary - 12-month Fixed Term Role

Job reference: REQ01185

Closing date: 22 November 2026

Communication, Marketing and Consultation Team Leader Apply online

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We are looking for an experienced communications leader to bring creativity to our Communications, Marketing and Consultation team. This is a fixed-term maternity cover position leading the team from February 2027 for up to 12 months. 

Leading a small and talented team you will bring ideas to life across press and media activity, communication plans, marketing campaigns and materials. You will also provide expert consultation advice to internal and external stakeholders. As a champion of the Blaby District Council brand you will drive consistent messaging and help strengthen our reputation. 

This varied role will see you confidently manage projects, use data and evaluation to improve results and ensure our content is accessible to everyone. 

If you have proven experience of leading communications, marketing or digital teams, together with writing, design and relationship-building skills, this is your opportunity to make a real contribution. We would love to hear from you. 

In return you will receive a competitive salary and minimum 24 days’ holiday, plus access to a local government pension scheme. You will also enjoy flexible working, including a flexi-time scheme, and out-of-town offices with free car parking and cycle bays.  Employee benefits 

We also support Hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working. 

This is a politically restricted position; the successful candidate will be speaking on behalf of the Council on a regular basis to journalists or broadcasters.  This means that that individual appointed to the role is prevented from having any active political role either in or outside the workplace.

To find out more about the job and what it is like to work for us, please contact Julie Handley, Communications, Consultation and Digital Services Manager on 0116 272 7648 for an informal discussion.

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email

human.resources@blaby.gov.uk 

Closing date:         Midnight on 22 November 2026

Interview date:       Tuesday 1 December 2026 

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people and those in the Armed Forces, and therefore as a Disability Confident Employer and to show that we commit to the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.

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content editor, fire brigades union

Content Editor

Fire Brigades Union

Job location: FBU Head Office, London, WC1X 8UE

Salary: circa £48,000 rising to £56,000 inc London Weighting

Hours: Full time

Closing date: Tuesday, November 10 2026, 5pm

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Role description

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the voice of firefighters in the UK, representing over 33,000 uniformed front line emergency staff of the fire and rescue services.  We are the only recognised trade union negotiating nationally for firefighters and emergency fire control staff and are a powerful force for change in the working conditions of our members. 

We're seeking a talented and driven individual to produce engaging and impactful FBU content and publications that deliver effective communication and messaging.  One of your key responsibilities will be the production of the bi-monthly Firefighter magazine, one of the jewels in our Communications crown. 

Your skills and experience will mean you are adept at sourcing and gathering members’ stories and writing other content for use in internal and external communications. You will build and maintain good relationships  with freelancers, stakeholders  and will develop a consistent an FBU focused editorial voice across all print and internal communications.

With a meticulous eye for detail, you will sub-edit, proofread, and fact-check all content, including from freelancers, to a high standard.  

Essential Requirements

1. NCTJ accreditation or Graduate with a relevant degree in journalism

2. At least three years’ experience working in a journalistic/comms role in a similar stakeholder and/or member focused organisation.

3. Well-honed magazine and copywriting skills and experience

4. Experience of developing and implementing successful media and/or public relations campaigns

5. Good teamwork and organisational skills

6. Demonstrable ability in the use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel to basic level

7. Good understanding of front-end website management.

8. This role requires excellent written and oral communications, organisational and team working abilities and a flexible approach.

Desirable Requirements

• Design skills and experience with layout using In-Design/Publisher or related software

• Shorthand

• Previous experience being responsible for editing an inhouse, trade or commercial magazine

If you want to make a difference, if you are committed to advancing impactful communications and campaigns in a trade union context, and if you feel aligned to the values, aims and objectives of the FBU, we are interested in hearing from you. 

Full details of the role and job requirements are set out in the Job Description.

Benefits include:

Generous annual leave  

Additional Christmas office closure period

Final salary pension scheme 

Employee assistance programme 

Season ticket loan

Annual Christmas bonus 

Eyecare claim back scheme

Childcare assistance scheme

Flexible working arrangements

The role is based at the FBU head office in London and flexible working arrangements are in place.  There may at times be some travel and working away from home, and the need to occasionally work non-standard hours, as you would expect in a role like this 

To apply please send your CV with supporting statement (each to be no more than two sides of A4) setting out how you meet the essential Job Requirements. If your application does not do this, you will not be selected for interview.  

Your statement and application should be written by yourself and not with the use of AI – we want to hear from you and not Claude or ChatGPT!  

Please send your application to Niki McGrane at niki.mcgrane@fbu.org.uk

Closing date and time: Tuesday 10th November at 5.00pm

Interviews will be a two stage process.  The first stage of long-list interviews will take place on Tuesday 17th November 2026, and the final interviews for those short-listed will be held on 20th November 2026.

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