About The Role

Are you passionate about storytelling and creating impactful content? Do you excel in a fast-paced environment and thrive on collaborating with others? If so, LiveWest wants to hear from you!

 

We're looking for a Communications Coordinator – Internal and Business Change to join our dynamic Communications team on a fixed term basis.

In this role, you'll support the day-to-day activities of the Communications team, working across various digital platforms and media. Whether it's crafting compelling content for internal communication channels, producing engaging videos, or assisting with creative design, your contributions will be vital to our success.

Key Responsibilities:
 
  • Develop content that resonates with a diverse range of audiences.
  • Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring our internal channels reflect LiveWest's values and priorities.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the business to deliver effective communication messages and campaigns.
  • Dive into analytics to assess the success of our communications and recommend improvements.
  • Stay ahead of trends, introducing innovative ideas to enhance our communication strategies.

Why Join LiveWest?

LiveWest is not just a housing provider; we're a community focused organisation driven by innovation and impact. When you join our team, you'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking environment where your ideas and skills are valued.

 

This fixed term role is offered for 29.6 hours per week and will last for nine to twelve months. You can be based in our Exeter, Weston-Super-Mare or Tolvaddon offices, with the flexibility to adopt a hybrid working style.

For further information about this opportunity, please click here to view our candidate information pack.

About The Candidate

To be successful in your application, you will have the essential skills and experience for a level 1 role (please see our candidate information pack) and the following role specific requirements:
 
  •  Have experience in supporting the delivery of communications across a range of channels.
  •  Have experience of working in a marketing or communications position.
  •  Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor the tone and language for a range of different audiences and channels. 
  •  Be proactive and able to work on own initiative individually and as part of a team, with limited supervision, accept ownership and responsibility and solve problems as they arise.
  •  Have excellent organisational and time management skills: ability to work on several initiatives at once and under pressure, and flexibility to deliver to set deadlines.
  •  Be able to reflect on and take ownership of own performance for personal development.
  •  Be an expert working with Adobe Creative suite (or similar) including video editing software.

About The Company

Our Reward and Benefits:
 
  • Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
  • Discretionary Bonus scheme.
  • Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
  • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
  • Family Friendly policies.
  • Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.  
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Car Benefit scheme.
  • Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
  • Volunteering days.
 
About Us:

LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility. 
 
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.

As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please click here.