Communications Coordinator

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 37.5

Salary: circa £33,000, depending on experience

Location: Birmingham city centre

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Summary:

LCCC’s scope is growing, expanding into new schemes which in turn creates a much more diverse and complex stakeholder landscape.

Our engagement objective is ‘To be recognised and celebrated for the role we play in accelerating the transition to Net Zero at least cost to the consumers'.

The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for providing administrative and communications support to the Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate responses for our enquiries inbox - internally and externally facing (~1500 last year and this is set to increase with the extension of schemes we’re delivering)
• Assist the team in organising and delivering various events including invitations, delegate management, event logistics
• Maintain the events and communications calendars
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of SRM system including uploading insights, meetings and customer information
• Using a media monitoring tool to undertake daily media monitoring in relation to LCCC and the CfD
• Take primary responsibility for CaSE reporting including dashboards
• Assist with BAU social and digital communications tasks as required.
• Assist in the day-to-day activities of the Communications and Engagement team, such as scheduling meetings, taking meeting notes.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Essential:

• At least 1 year of experience in a Coordinator, Team/Event Coordination, PA or similar role
• A proven track record of providing support and building strong working relationships
• Excellent IT skills including Office 365 in particular Outlook and Powerpoint
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt to be flexible in their approach across various tasks
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively

Desirable:

• Experience using stakeholder relationship management tools
• Experience using a media monitoring tool
• Experience of social media and digital tools.

Employee Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups

About Low Carbon Contracts Company

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) exists to help decarbonise the generation of electricity and make it more affordable for the future. Our work is central to the delivery of the Government’s objective to achieve Net Zero target by 2050.

Discover more about LCCC and what it's like to work with us by watching this video:

https://vimeo.com/1071699533

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