GCP Communications Manager

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is responsible for transforming Greater Cambridge through a City Deal aimed at unlocking the economic growth potential of the area over the coming decades and releasing thousands of new jobs and homes. This role will lead and support on communications for a range of projects being delivered by the GCP. The postholder will lead and be responsible for the delivery of our communications, public engagement and consultation. You will work with colleagues across the organisation on the delivery of our communications strategy to engage with our audiences and make sure that the public are able to input and give us feedback on our projects. The Communications Manager will work closely with colleagues across GCP and support the Head of Public Affairs and Stakeholder Management.What will you be doing? The postholder will be a key member of our team and will:

• Deliver internal and external communications, including media liaison
• Lead on communications to support projects
• Drive innovation, creative thinking and alternative ways of delivering outcomes in line with delivering the GCP's vision
• Manage resources within agreed procedures
From speaking to the media, developing a stakeholder programme and working with the team to produce exciting and innovative campaign materials, you will explain how schemes and projects are being delivered to drive improvements for people living, working, studying, and playing in and around the city., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes