Package Description
Responsible to: Head of Media and Public Affairs
Starting salary: £45,793 per annum
Working Hours: 35 per week
Contract details: Full time. 10 month fixed term contract (maternity cover). Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm. Hybrid working, some mandatory office days required.
London Councils operates in a hybrid working environment as an agile employer, working across its Strategic Directorates.
If you have any queries or would like to informally discuss the role, please contact Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy, Head of Media and Public Affairs, at gemma.kappala-ramsamy@londoncouncils.gov.uk
For any issues with your application please contact recruitment@londoncouncils.gov.uk
- Application deadline: 11:59pm on Thursday 1 October 2026
- Interviews: Anticipated to take place during the week commencing 12 October 2026
Candidates may have seen that there are two similar maternity leave cover positions available. Please apply for ONE role - the one you think you are most suited to.
Job Introduction
Help shape the conversation about London local government
We're looking for a talented Communications Officer to join our Communications & Public Affairs team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional who enjoys developing engaging campaigns, creating compelling content and working with a wide range of stakeholders to help deliver meaningful outcomes for Londoners.
About the role
As Communications Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of London Councils' communications activity across multiple channels. Working closely with policy and service teams, you will develop and implement communications plans that support organisational priorities and help communicate complex issues clearly and effectively to a range of audiences.
You will create content for digital and social media channels, lead on internal communications projects, edit reports and publications, support events and campaigns, and provide communications advice to colleagues across the organisation.
Working as part of a busy and high-performing team, you'll help ensure London Councils' communications are engaging, accessible and aligned with our brand and organisational objectives.
Role Responsibility
- To develop and deliver communications plans with policy and services teams to help them meet their objectives and evaluate their communications activities.
- Create content for use across London Councils’ social and digital platforms, and commission work from external designers where necessary.
- To edit and sub-edit a range of written materials including high-quality policy and public affairs reports and briefings disseminated in a range of digital and print formats.
- Working with other members of the Communications and Public Affairs Team to deliver communication activities and provide advice and guidance to staff involved in running seminars and in-house events.
- Advising policy and services heads on the management of their stakeholders and delivering support as necessary.
- Managing campaign finances e.g. handling campaign budgets, putting together funding bids, finding sponsors or conference exhibitors.
- Ensuring that all work takes account of legal requirements, including media law, data protection, rules governing local government publicity, and London Councils policies and protocols.
Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for someone with excellent communications skills and a track record of delivering successful campaigns.
You'll have:
- Experience developing and delivering communications campaigns across social, digital and other media channels.
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and accurately.
- Experience tailoring communications for different audiences and stakeholders.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively.
- Strong interpersonal skills and confidence working with colleagues, senior stakeholders, elected members and external partners.
- Creativity, initiative and the ability to generate fresh ideas and approaches.
- Experience using Canva and other content creation tools.
- An understanding of communications evaluation and campaign measurement.
- Knowledge of local government and experience using content management systems for websites and e-newsletters would be advantageous, although training can be provided.
Additional information
- Occasional evening and weekend working may be required to support events and organisational activities.
- Some travel within England and Wales may be required.
- This post is not politically restricted.
Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.
About the Company
London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners.
Through lobbying, collaboration and partnership, we ensure the voice of the London boroughs are united, and heard at a local, regional and national level.
We also run a number of services on behalf of the boroughs including the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Health Emergency Badge (HEB) and London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).
Read more about London Councils - London Councils
Our Recruitment Approach
The application process involves answering a small number of application questions aligned to the essential criteria for the role. All applications will be processed using a blind sifting method. This means that personal identifying details will be removed to ensure fair and unbiased shortlisting of applications.
The panel sees only the anonymised generated CV that Tribepad builds from the Education and Employment History sections of the application form.
Uploading a personal CV is optional and only helps auto-populate these sections - it does not replace completing them.
Please ensure these sections are fully completed. If they’re left blank, key information won’t appear in the anonymised pack and fair review becomes harder.
Your full details and original CV are not shared with the panel until after the shortlist is agreed and you are invited to interview.
We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates during the recruitment process.
