Senior Lead Campaigns LGR

Senior Lead Campaigns (Local Government Reorganisation)

Salary:(GLPCH)
Communications & Marketing Strategy and Commissioning

2 Years FTC (24 Months)

Councils across England are embarking on a landmark Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) that will reshape how services are delivered for millions of residents. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are now preparing for one of the most significant changes in their history and were looking for an exceptional communications and marketing professional to help lead the way.

The Opportunity

This is a defining moment for local government. Nottingham City Council working alongside district borough and county councils is helping to design a more responsive sustainable and effective future for the region. Our shared ambition is built on collaboration collective leadership and a commitment to services that deliver real benefits for communities.

As the Senior Lead Campaigns you will play a pivotal role in shaping how this transformation is communicated to our staff partners and residents. You will lead internal and external communications for the LGR programme translating complexity into clarity building trust and ensuring our audiences feel informed engaged and confident about the future.

Were looking for someone who brings both strategic clarity and handson delivery a communicator who understands the power of compelling storytelling in times of change.

If you are creative confident politically astute and passionate about delivering meaningful highimpact communications during major transformation we want to hear from you.

What Youll Do:

• LGR Campaign Leadership
  • Lead the strategic development and delivery of communication and marketing activity related to LGR
  • Ensure messaging is aligned across all councils and partner organisations
  • Provide expert politically aware communications advice to senior leaders
• Campaign Planning & Delivery
  • Develop and deliver insightdriven campaign action plans across multiple priority areas
  • Produce compelling multichannel content (digital offline social video audio)
  • Shape customer journeys for behaviourchange and servicetakeup campaigns
• Partnership Influence & Collaboration
  • Work closely with internal teams regional partners and agencies
  • Represent the council at external meetings and support joint regional communication efforts
  • Coordinate campaign activity through editorial planning and forwardplanning mechanisms
• Digital Media & Channel Management
  • Deliver effective SEO PPC paid social and digital PR activity
  • Lead a mix of organic and paid digital advertising to reach diverse audiences
  • Write and issue press releases via the Media Team and support live/onsite reporting
• Insight Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
  • Use data insight and customer research to shape campaign approaches
  • Monitor campaign performance evaluate impact and report ROI to stakeholders
  • Ensure all activity is accessible inclusive and reflective of Nottinghams diverse communities
• Quality Compliance & Professional Standards
  • Uphold the councils brand tone of voice and statutory responsibilities
  • Ensure compliance with the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Government Publicity
  • Manage budgets effectively and secure value for money in all campaign activity

About You:

You will be a confident experienced communications professional who can demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading campaigns and delivering measurable impact
• Excellent copywriting storytelling and content creation skills
• Strong digital marketing knowledge (social SEO PPC PR influencer activity eCRM)
• Ability to work in complex political environments with diplomacy and judgement
• Experience using insight and analytics to shape campaigns and evaluate outcomes
• Ability to manage projects partners and agencies in a fastmoving environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to advise senior leaders
• Commitment to Equality Diversity & Inclusion and creating accessible communication

Relevant qualifications (CIM NCTJ Marketing/Comms Degree or equivalent experience) are welcome.

Why Join Us

This is a rare chance to help shape a major transformation for Nottingham and the wider region. Youll:

• Work on one of the most significant publicsector change programmes in the country
• Lead impactful campaigns that inform inspire and support communities
• Be part of a supportive creative highperforming Communications & Marketing team
• Gain exceptional experience in strategic change communications
• Contribute to a legacy that will influence the region for generations

You can find the job description for this post here.

We Are Committed to Inclusion

We welcome applications from all backgrounds identities and lived experiences. Equality Diversity & Inclusion sit at the heart of our communications our services and our organisation.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Jamie OMalley Comms Manager at

Closing Date: Sunday 5th April 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:w/c 27 April 2026

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