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Regional Care Cooperative Communications Lead
Job Location:
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Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
1-3years
Experience Required:
Posted:
30 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
28 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
6 months contract with a local authority
Rate: 28.82 per hour umbrella
Summary
- This role involves leading the development and execution of the Regional Care Cooperatives communications strategy both internally and externally. The position is crucial for ensuring effective communication with colleagues partners stakeholders media and local communities. The successful candidate will offer expert advice on communications manage reputational risks support organizational change initiatives and enhance the Cooperatives profile across the region. This is a 6-month contract with a local authority offering a rate of 28.82 per hour under an umbrella arrangement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the creation and implementation of communication strategies that align with organizational goals.
- Ensure the dissemination of clear accurate and timely information to colleagues partners and communities.
- Develop and execute campaigns to promote the Cooperatives services and achievements.
- Coordinate communication activities to maintain consistent messaging across all platforms.
- Produce high-quality materials such as briefings press releases newsletters reports speeches and digital content.
- Ensure communications are evidence-based well-planned and regularly evaluated for effectiveness.
Requirements:
- Significant experience in communications public relations media relations or corporate communications.
- Proven ability to provide strategic communications advice to senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Experience managing sensitive high-profile or crisis communications issues.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.
- Degree-level qualification in Communications Public Relations Journalism Marketing Media Studies or a related field.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in communications or public relations.
- Membership in a relevant professional body (e.g. CIPR) is desirable.
Additional Information
- Working hours are 36 hours per week.
- Location: Trinity Road Bootle Merseyside L20 3NJ United Kingdom.
- The role supports communications for the Regional Care Cooperative across Merseyside and Cheshire.
- Work pattern includes agile working across the region attendance at Magdalen House and some work from home.
- Bi-weekly payment schedule.
- The application deadline is 11th October 2026; apply as soon as possible.
Required Skills:
To lead the development and delivery of the Regional Care Cooperatives internal and external communications strategy ensuring clear consistent and effective communication with colleagues partners stakeholders media representatives and local communities
Required Education:
To lead the development and delivery of the Regional Care Cooperatives internal and external communications strategy ensuring clear consistent and effective communication with colleagues partners stakeholders media representatives and local communities
