Assistant Communications Officer

Job Description

Assistant Communications Officer

Oxford City

£25.72ph

Role purpose

• To support the Internal Communications Officer and assist in the administration of the internal communications service
• To substitute for the Internal Communications Officer as required
• To ensure accurate, timely and accessible information is available to employees about their role, their team and wider the organisation
• To help Oxford City Council employees understand the strategic objectives and values of the organisation, and how their work fits into the bigger picture
• To help build pride amongst employees about working for Oxford City Council

Role responsibilities and main duties

• Taking an active role in developing and delivering internal communications – aligned to the council’s key priorities and values
• Working with the Chief Executive, Directors, Heads of Service and managers to deliver day-to-day internal messages – including via newsletters, videos and intranet webpages – to all staff
• Taking an active role in developing and delivering meetings on Zoom, Teams or in person to enable the organisation to share information with all managers and all staff
• Taking an active role in developing and delivering the annual staff conference – a meeting of all 700 staff that takes place in Oxford Town Hall
• Taking an active role in improving the organisation’s intranet
• Taking an active role in raising the profile of Cabinet Members to the internal audience, including liaising directly with Cabinet Members Working directly with Directors and Heads of Service to create and manage internal communications plans for directorates, including supporting Directors and Heads of Service to produce regular content for the intranet and internal newsletters
• Substituting for the Internal Communications Officer as required on all of the above, including working with the Chief Executive, Directors and Heads of Service to deliver meetings and newsletters to all staff

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