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Role: Project Communications Manager

Location: Cheshire

Salary: £250 per day Inside IR35

Duration: 6 to 12 months 

KEY TASKS

1. To plan and provide strategic project communications advice and tactical delivery to support the effective promotion and successful delivery across the Council’s Northgate programme in Chester.
2. To ensure residents, stakeholders, Cllrs, staff and current or potential investors are effectively communicated with, consulted, engaged and motivated.
3. To work across the communications and engagement mix with Communications colleagues and those in Place and Commercial Management and Delivery, and to ensure a consistent and joined-up approach across related projects

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES

To lead and manage all communications, both strategic and tactical, for Chester Northgate, including:

• the management and implementation of the overall communications strategy and delivery plan for the project
• effective advice and support for engagement activity to ensure residents, businesses and other stakeholders are informed and involved
• the management of key digital channels to ensure they are effective at engaging key audiences
• working closely with the Northgate/Chester city-based teams to ensure the effective co-ordination of the production of events, publications and other material to explain and promote the Council’s plans and delivery
• attending key events to promote the project to the market and potential investors
• raising the profile and success of the project locally and regionally as well as nationally among related trade press
• to successfully promote the Council’s work through proactive and reactive media handling, social media and internal channels
• ensure the project is effectively communicated as one of the Council’s key priorities working closely with the Council’s Senior Media and Communication Manager
• work alongside communication colleagues to ensure joined-up working on cross cutting projects related to investment and regeneration in Chester city centre
• regularly present updates to a number of groups including the programme team, Cllrs and other stakeholders where necessary.