Communications Officer

We are seeking a Communications Officer to create and produce digital content to be used on our website and across our social media platforms. The successful applicant will help us tell the story of our work and raise our profile in the sector. This role requires:

• Writing: You are a confident writer, communicating clearly and engagingly in a way that is tailored both to audience and platform. 
• Adapting: You can take other people’s written work and adapt it for different audiences and platforms.
• Working in a team: We are a small, busy team that works hard to make best use of everyone’s skills.
• Learning and developing: You are a problem solver and able to learn new skills, methods and approaches.
• Diplomacy and customer focus: We want everyone who comes into contact with Iriss to have a good experience. You are the kind of person who takes pride in doing excellent work and supporting others.

You will have skills and experience in:

• Writing effectively and persuasively for a range of audiences: This could include writing for the web, writing reports or writing marketing materials.
• Social media: You will have experience producing digital content across different social media platforms.
• Working collaboratively with others: You will have experience working with colleagues to produce something together.

You will have knowledge of:

• Social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram etc), email/marketing systems (eg Mailchimp) and website CMS. 
• The social work and social care sector.

For more information, and for details on how to apply, please see the job pack attached below.