London Borough of Hounslow
Senior Communications Officer
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About Us At Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
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About The Role
We are recruiting for an exceptional Senior Communications Officer to work in our fast-paced media team – helping to manage our busy press office while delivering world-class campaigns.
You will be at the forefront of driving a campaigning approach to media and communications, using the full breadth of earned media to tell the story of Council’s priorities and our impact on local communities.
About The Team You’ll Be Working In
You will be part of a collaborative, high-performing team responsible for delivering clear, consistent, and impactful communications that support the Council’s priorities. You will be expected to take the lead with senior internal stakeholders and teams across the organisation while delivering strategic campaigns that deliver on the Council’s corporate objectives.
About You
You’ll bring significant experience in media relations and communications, with a strong track record in managing campaigns, media engagement, and content creation.
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- You’ll need to be a confident and talented writer and at ease working in a fast-paced environment.
- You’ll also need to show a flair for spotting when there are factual inaccuracies in media stories and be able to build strong relationships with key partners, including journalists, senior internal stakeholders and Councillors.
- You will need to be organised, proactive, and confident in taking the lead when it comes to handling complex media enquiries.
- Strong attention to detail and strong communication skills are integral to this role.
You will also need to have experience leading and delivering campaigns that have clearly defined objectives. Experience in local government is useful for this role but not essential.
If the points above resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the job description, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
- Email:
- Telephone: 07773185511
Interviews for this job will be held in November.
- Email:
- Telephone: 07773185511
Interviews for this job will be held in November.
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