Marketing and Communications Officer

Would you like to play an important role in Chichester’s award winning The Novium Museum and Tourist Information Centre?

We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Marketing and Communications Officer to join our dedicated and friendly team, based in the centre of Chichester. This position provides an exciting opportunity to promote the wide range of heritage and tourism services delivered by The Novium Museum and Tourist Information Centre team.

The Marketing and Communications Officer will coordinate all of The Novium Museum and TICs communications, marketing and advertising initiatives working closely with other Museum Officers and the Museum Manager. They will also support the delivery of weddings and venue hire at The Guildhall as well as delivering marketing events across the district.

The successful applicant will have an entrepreneurial mind-set and experience of marketing across digital and print platforms. This role will also seek to secure income for through grant funding and sponsorship to support the public programme of The Novium Museum. They will also have experience of communications with the media and other stakeholders and will be committed to providing exceptional customer service.

A relevant marketing and communications degree qualification (or equivalent) or at least three years’ successful experience in a communications/ marketing role is essential.

The post holder needs to be good at communicating with people, whether verbally or in writing, and needs to be able to work effectively and co-operatively with staff, volunteers and the public (both on a one-to-one basis and in groups). The Museum is staffed by a friendly, dedicated team, and the Marketing and Communications Officer needs to be a good team worker, able to put across their point of view, but also sensitive to the needs and opinions of others. The person appointed needs to be able to work well on their own, and be able to prioritise their workload effectively. They also need to be flexible and able to cope with the changing demands of the work.

It is essential that the person appointed is fully computer-literate. The Museum is part of the District Council’s intranet, which uses Microsoft Outlook, Word and other programmes.

The duties of the post will involve travel for meetings, events and distribution therefore you will be required to attend and travel to community events in Chichester as well as rural areas of the district.

The District Council has a very active in-house training programme, and training in Health & Safety issues, internal procedures, IT and other matters will be given as required.

Normal working hours for this post are 37 hours over a 5 day period. The post holder will be expected to work a rota as The Novium will be open up to 7 days per week during the summer season. Regular weekend and evening work will be required as the post supports the delivery of a range of events.

For more information about the post please contact Amanda Rogan on 01243 521007 or arogan@chichester.gov.uk

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Chichester District Council has a commitment to Equality of Opportunity in Employment. If you have a disability which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form please contact the HR Section who will assist you.