- Suffolk County Council
- Address: West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU or Endeavour House, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX, hybrid working
- Salary: £28,598 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible working options available
- Contract: Fixed term or secondment to 31 March 2028 (funding)
The Sustainable Suffolk partnership, hosted by Suffolk County Council, is passionate about a better future for Suffolk's communities and environment. If you are too, join us as Communications Assistant and make a meaningful impact. Your creativity and drive will help us to grow our digital communications channels and support residents, businesses, schools, and communities make sustainable choices that help both their finances and the Suffolk environment.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities
The primary purpose of this post is to:
- deliver digital communications for a range of sustainability projects across Suffolk such as social media content, email marketing and website content
- support the Senior Communications Officer with the delivery of a county-wide behaviour change campaign
- lead on delivery of our communications strategy, growing our channels so that we can reach and engage with more people across Suffolk.
You will need
- experience delivering digital communications across multiple channels designed to empower and encourage action at a county/regional scale
- excellent copywriting skills and creative ideas, be able to work independently and as part of a team and be self‑motivated. We deliver communications for many different projects so you will need to be highly organised and able to prioritise work effectively.
Our ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of environmental sustainability communication.
We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
Closing date
11.30 pm, 22 July 2026.
Interview date
beginning of August, to be confirmed.
Benefits
In return, you'll enjoy:
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
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