Contract: Fixed Term 12 months (maternity cover)
Working Hours: 37*
Salary: Range: £48,710 to £53,780
Location: Service Headquarters – Kelvedon Park*
Closing Date: 5pm, Wednesday 21 May 2025
*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location, however the expectation is that, as a hybrid role your work will be balanced between home and Services facilities, and you will be expected to attend the Service premises for at least 3 days of a 5-day working week.
This role is a fixed-term opportunity. If the role is extended (or made permanent), the extension or permanent position may be offered to the successful applicant ahead of any further recruitment process.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Corporate Communications Manager to join Essex County Fire and Rescue Service on a 12-month contract.
Our mission is to make Essex safer together and the way we communicate with our communities makes a real difference to achieving this.
We need a brilliant communicator who can manage a small team, producing engaging communications across a wide range of print and digital media for all our audiences.
If you think this role could be for you, you need to know that no two days in this role are the same.
You need to be a fast-paced thinker and confident individual who works to high standards and challenging deadlines.
Flexibility, a can-do attitude and the ability to develop excellent collaborative relationships with partners will all be second nature to you.
As part of a rota system that provides a 24/7 media service, you’ll also help report Service incidents to the press and the public via our website and social media.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Manage external communications activities to promote ECFRS’s objectives.
· Develop and implement an annual external communications plan.
· Oversee the press office function, including out-of-hours rota for 24/7 coverage.
· Produce clear, accurate, and engaging content for various channels, including media releases, digital/social media, and traditional print/broadcast.
· Ensure all communications activities are delivered on time, on-brief, and fully evaluated.
· Lead the evaluation of communications and marketing campaigns to align with corporate objectives.
· Maintain great content across the Service’s website and social media channels.
· Manage and develop a team of Marketing Communications Officers.
· Ensure compliance with copyright legislation, Data Protection, and Freedom of Information Acts.
· Contribute to weekly and monthly planning and evaluation frameworks.
· Ensure a safe work environment and compliance with Health and Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity, and Safeguarding policies.