internal communications specialist, yorkshire housing

Internal Communications Specialist

Yorkshire Housing

Job Reference: yorkshousinggroup/TP/29904/723

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Salary: £37,140.08 per annum

Working Hours: 35

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Closing date: 2nd July 2025 (but we may close it early if we find our superstar!)

Are you a natural storyteller with a flair for engaging with people and bringing internal comms to life? 

We’re on the lookout for a creative, people-focussed Internal Communications Specialist to join our award-winning Communications and Brand Team here at Yorkshire Housing.   This is a 12-month fixed term opportunity where you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on how we connect, inform and inspire our colleagues.

Why this role rocks

At Yorkshire Housing, we don’t do dull.  We’re straight talking, forward-thinking and all about making a difference. You’ll be the go-to person for keeping our internal communications platform fresh, fun and functional – crafting content that cuts through the noise and brings our culture to life.

You’ll be working on multiple campaigns, building strong relationships across the business, and helping us deliver colleague events that leave a lasting impression.   If you’re a confident communicator with a creative spark and a passion for colleague experience – we want to hear from you. 

What we’re all about  

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire and our mission is to make it possible for current and future customers to have a place they’re proud to call home. We’re all about the customer, and our service doesn’t stop once the keys are in the door.   

What you’ll be getting up to  

Reporting to our Internal Communications Lead, you’ll take the lead on managing and updating our internal communications platform, making sure it’s always packed with fresh, engaging, and relevant content. You’ll play a key part in bringing internal campaigns and colleague events to life – from the first spark of an idea right through to delivery. With a creative eye and a strategic mind, you’ll craft comms plans and content that inform, inspire, and connect our people. You’ll also collaborate with teams across the business to uncover and share their stories, all while keeping things organised, on-brand, and running like clockwork.

Sounds good right? 

What you’ll bring: 

• Plenty of experience in internal communications or colleague engagement.  

• A creative mindset and a way with words – you're a confident copywriter and content creator  

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities

• A collaborative approach and a genuine passion for people

You also need to have the flexibility to travel to Leeds and some of our other sites across Yorkshire when needed – this could be up to 2-3 days a week and will be for things like filming, attending meetings, co-working and all-colleague events.  

Full details and requirements can be found in the attached Role Profile! 

What’s in it for you  

In return, we offer a salary of £37,140.08 per annum for a 35-hour week, 26 days annual leave (rising annually to 31 days) plus Bank Holidays.   

We also work (truly) flexibly, and believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go.   

But that’s not all. We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.   

Our people’s health and wellbeing are one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.   

So, now you’re really interested?   

At YH, we’re actively building a working environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.   

We know that not all candidates will meet every single requirement. If you’re experience looks a little different from what we’re looking for and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you so please apply! 

If you require any additional support with your application, or have any further questions please contact our fab recruitment team via email at recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk  

 Key Dates: 

• Applications close: 2nd July 2025 (but we may close it early if we find our superstar!)

• First stage interviews (via Teams): 9th July 2025

• Final Interviews (in Leeds): 24th or 25th July 2025

• Start Date: Early September 2025

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corporate communications officer, oldham council

Corporate Communications Officer

Oldham Council

Ref: 000865

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £33,366 - £37,035 per annum (Grade 6)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF

Closing Date: Sunday 6th July 2025

Shortlisting and Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

Do you have a genuine passion for communications? Do you want to step out of your comfort zone and be at the heart of a fast-paced team responsible for keeping our residents and staff up to date with all the latest information? Then we could have just the role for you!

We’re on the lookout for a motivated and confident Corporate Communications Officer to work closely with the Senior Communications Manager and the wider team to further boost the success of our internal communications and corporate communication functions.

Our staff are the representatives for all the services and interactions we have with local communities, and you will play a crucial part in ensuring our people feel connected and engaged through storytelling and culture change projects.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Oldham Council with lots of exciting transformation happening across the borough and great opportunities to get creative, shape the narrative and make a real difference to the lives of our residents and teams.

If you’re a highly organised, dynamic, people person who’s looking for the next step up with either previous agency or in-house experience please get in touch today!

Key Responsibilities:

• To deliver high-quality core products and outputs across internal and external corporate communications, which meet strategic objectives

• To support development and delivery of modern, proactive and creative multi-channel communications strategies to achieve corporate objectives and priorities, and to lead development of specific campaigns end-to-end working with colleagues such as HR/OD, Democratic Services and other services.

• Work with the Corporate Communications Manager to develop and deliver an effective internal communications strategy that embeds values and behaviours and achieves agreed objectives

• To use staff and customer insight to shape effective messaging and activity, and use evaluation techniques to monitor success of activity and return on investment on all spend, undertaking ongoing monitoring, evaluation and producing reports as required.

• To deliver internal and external communications products, undertaking planning, research, copywriting and production of internal and external e-newsletters, intranet content, video content, photography and offline communications products as required, maintaining a high standard of quality and accuracy

• To support and where appropriate lead event management including planning, project management, internal and external stakeholder liaison, organisation and all elements of delivery including administrative tasks, budget, data management and in-person presence and involvement at events

• To work effectively with Communications service colleagues to commission, co-develop and create high quality communications content and products

Key Requirements:

• Experience of delivering internal communications content, products and campaigns in-house for a large, complex organisation in the public sector and/or private sector.

• Ability to deliver a range of core communications activities including copywriting, video content, events.

• Skilled at implementing key digital / online communications products such as e-newsletter software and databases.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus

• Support local leaders

• Committed to the borough

• Delivery high performance

• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service

• The option to purchase additional annual leave.

• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.

• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.

• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.

• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.

• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.

• Staff recognition and celebration events.

• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities, anyone aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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head of communications and engagement, gateshead council

Head of Communications and Engagement

Gateshead Council

Salary range: £73,625 - £83,400.

Contract length: Permanent recruitment

Location: Gateshead/hybrid

Closing date: Sunday 29th June 2025  

Gateshead is at the heart of the north-east, and one of the most vibrant, passionate communities in the UK. Nestled along the River Tyne, and overlooked by the world-class tilting Gateshead Millennium Bridge, we have massive ambition for the future.

 We're looking for a strategic, dynamic Head of Communications & Engagement who can match that ambition and help put communications & engagement at the centre of our work, as we undertake an ambitious plan focused on our local environment, housing development and regenerating one of the country's highest-profile metropolitan boroughs.

 You'll be a confident, ambitious and experienced communications leader, who can win hearts and minds and lead a team of multi-discipline communications staff to ensure our messaging to residents and staff is at the heart of everything we do.

 If you think you're up to the challenge, we want to hear from you.

To Apply

CV’s are to be emailed to Iainburns@gateshead.gov.uk

digital communications lead, east midlands combined county authority

Digital Communications Lead

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Salary: £42,708 – £47,754

Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Ref: 0T855

Closing date: 22nd June

Join us as our Digital Communications Lead and play a creative role in help us engage with the East Midlands community across multiple channels.

Welcome to EMCCA

EMCCA is the UK’s first mayor-led combined county authority. The East Midlands is a great region. But it deserves to be better. Better connected, better funded and better prepared for a future of opportunity, growth, and hope. EMCCA will oversee devolved powers around transport, housing, skills and adult education, economic development, and net zero. We will conceive the strategies and create the connections that will empower local partners, people and businesses – maximising the impact of billions of pounds of funding. Together, our new EMCCA team can put the East Midlands on the map as a place to live, work and study.

Your role in elevating the East Midlands

You will have the opportunity to use your creative skills and experience across multiple channels, including social media, email marketing, SEO and beyond. This includes the planning, delivery and evaluation of our campaigns and messaging. It will be your objective to develop our digital channels to engage key audiences and grow our reach.

This is also a creative role and you will need extensive experience of both photography and videography, as well as post-production editing, to be able to create a range of digital content.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the development of digital channels and technology used by the communications team to deliver successful communications activity that engages key audiences, maximises reach and achieves communications objectives.

• Developing, implementing, tracking and optimising digital marketing campaigns including social media advertising, email marketing, display ads, search engine optimisation (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM) and pay per click (PPC) to ensure digital growth.

• Assisting with the development and maintenance of websites, managing conversion rate optimisation, quality assurance and SEO reviews as necessary.

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of strategy for paid-digital advertising, social media and content

• Scheduling and forward planning of social media posts and digital communications activity

• Creation and editing of digital content, such a video and design.

• Evaluation of all digital marketing, measuring key performance metrics, including website traffic, audience engagement, service quotas, bounce rate and ad spend return on investment

• Advise colleagues across the organisation on the effective use of digital and social media channels in communications

Your profile:

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience

• Skills and experience across marketing, digital communications, planning and evaluation, video creation and editing and photography

• Knowledge of and ability to use appropriate social and digital channels to reach specific audiences and encourage engagement

• Well-developed, proven organisational skills with the ability to manage time effectively, work to tight deadlines, and thrive under pressure.

• Excellent ICT skills - including experience of using Microsoft Office, email marketing software, CMS, digital advertising platforms.

• Strong design and editing skills, with experience in Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite including InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator

• Knowledge and experience of using social and digital media scheduling tools and systems, analytics, intelligence and event tracking on digital platforms including Google Analytics, Tag manager, Search console, Looker studio and Meta Events Manager.

• Experience of copywriting and proof reading, and excellent attention to detail.

Please note, this post is politically restricted under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and the post holder may not have any active political role either in or outside of work.

For more details on EMCCA including our rewards and benefits, please visit: https://eastmidscareers.co.uk

Office location – all roles are based at NGEC, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1UT unless stated otherwise.

Please note – at this time EMCCA cannot offer sponsorship. For more details on EMCCA, our rewards and benefits, and to apply, please visit: https://eastmidscareers.co.uk

Closing date: 22nd June

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communications manager – place, sandwell council

Communications Manager – Place

Sandwell Council

Salary: Director: £53,885 - £57,195 per annum

Contract Type: Full time – Permanent

Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week

Location: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Closing date: 9 June 2025

Join us at this exciting time as we build on our rapid improvements made over the last few years and set our sights on becoming an outstanding council.

In this role you will play a key part in leading our communications team and delivering effective campaigns and guidance to support the achievement of council priorities, aims and objectives.

Deliver innovation and improvement that maximises the impact of communications

Our organisation has been on a successful journey of change over the last three years. We have made huge progress in service delivery for the residents of Sandwell, a vibrant Black Country community with a young, diverse and rapidly growing population.

A strategic communications service is critical to the next phase of our development, as we focus on embedding a culture of continuous improvement, embracing transformational change, and becoming a modern, efficient, agile and highly customer-focused organisation. You will work with our Head of Communications to maximise the effectiveness and impact of our communications service provision, ensuring it is aligned with our organisational-wide commitment to modernisation and innovation.

Your role

Bringing fresh thinking and new ideas, you will play a proactive and influential role in managing our communications team and resources across the council. Key responsibilities include:

·  Leading on all communications activity within Place directorate – to support the delivery of council objectives and priorities.

·  Embedding a campaign-led approach to communications, working with the Head of Communications to deliver a strategic communications service that measures impact and learns lessons.

·  Taking a forward-thinking approach to planning communications to create, update and maintain an organisational narrative that can be deployed tactically to optimum effect.

·  Developing and maintaining a clear forward plan for communications and resident engagement.

·  Adopting a collaborative, supportive, challenging and hands on approach to providing advice, support and guidance to senior leaders.

·  Bringing an impactful approach to wide-raging aspects of communications such as stakeholder management, media relations, audience research/mapping and behavioural change.

·  Acting as a role model within the team for effective communications, and for the council’s values and behaviours.

Your profile

·  Educated to degree level and qualified to Chartered Institute of Marketing Level 4 or Chartered Institute of Public Relations Level 4 (or demonstrable relevant experience).

·  A proven record of working in a complex environment, including experience of advising senior leaders, negotiating with stakeholders and planning services within a political and partnership context.

·  Experience of leading employees and allocating workloads.

·  Experience of negotiating and consulting with internal and external stakeholders

·  Knowledge of campaign planning frameworks and a passion for creating meaningful narratives and delivering communications activities that make a tangible difference.

·  A well-developed understanding of the workings of a local authority and how it operates at a corporate and community level.

·  The ability to motivate, influence and inspire others through positive relationship-building, your commitment to excellence and your desire to gain the best possible outcomes for residents.

·  An understanding / previous experience of marketing communications is desirable.

Our hybrid working involves a minimum two days a week in the office. There will be a requirement to travel to attend meetings, including public meetings and occasional working outside normal hours.

Apply now

For more information, and to apply, please contact Osborne Thomas at sandwell@osbornethomas.org or call 020 3280 3671.

Closing date: 9th June

external communications officer (x 2), wakefield council

External Communications Officer (x 2)

Wakefield Council

Salary: £31,067 – £33,366 (Grade 7)

Full-time

Hybrid working

Closing date: 22 June

Ready to make an impact?
We’re looking for two talented communications professionals to join our award-winning team at Wakefield Council.

You’ll be part of a team that’s proud to champion our diverse communities, promote local services, and tell stories that matter; from funky food festivals and world-class sculpture, to vital campaigns on health, wellbeing, and community support.

About the role

This is a varied role where no two days are the same. One minute you’ll be launching a cross-platform campaign, the next drafting a sharp press release or creating social content that cuts through.

You’ll work across the Council to:

• plan and deliver campaigns that drive real results

• create engaging content for web, social and media

• spot and shape stories that shine a light on Wakefield’s people and places

• support stakeholder engagement

Who we’re looking for

We’re after experienced, well-rounded communicators. People who know their way around a campaign plan and can roll their sleeves up to deliver great content.

You’ll bring a solid set of core comms skills, such as writing for different platforms, developing creative content, managing media queries, and running social media. But more importantly, you’ll be a natural project manager: organised, digitally confident, and able to see a campaign through from idea to impact.

We’re looking for:

• a communications all-rounder with a track record of making things happen

• strong writing and content creation skills – across web, social, print and more

• someone who’s digitally savvy, with a good eye for what works online

• a creative thinker who can turn a brief into bold ideas

• confidence to lead on projects and show the results they deliver

You don’t need to have done it all, but if you’ve led on comms projects, delivered real outcomes, and are excited by the idea of using communications to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

When you join our team, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how we communicate.  You’ll be a part of influencing the perception of our Council while working alongside a supportive and collaborative team.

We are committed to a great work life balance and have a strong focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. You’ll received a generous annual leave entitlement, alongside a range of other employee benefits like public transport and gym memberships discounts. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a work environment that fosters creativity and growth.

If this is something you’re interested in, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information you can contact Jane Gardner-Florence, External Communications Manager on jgardnerflorence@wakefield.gov.uk

Shortlisting for this post will take place w/c 16 June. And interviews will be held on Thu 4 and Fri 5 July.

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