Job Description

Salary

47,181 - 50,269

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Marketing & PR

Date posted

08/08/2025

Job reference

REQ20924

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Benefits Package.doc

Directorate: Children & Young People's Services



Temporary fixed term until 31st July 2026, Full time, 37 hours per week.



Are you a strategic communicator with a passion for making a difference?



We're looking for a Communications and Marketing Manager to help and support with the delivery a bold and ambitious transformation of children's social care. This is your chance to be part of a high-profile, cross-government programme that's reshaping how families are supported through Family Help, multi-agency Child Protection, and Family Group Decision Making.



What you'll do:


Lead on communications, engagement, marketing, digital, and brand activity for the Families First Partnership Programme. Work closely with senior leaders, safeguarding partners, and stakeholders to deliver clear, impactful messaging. Provide expert advice on media relations, digital strategy, and community engagement. Help shape the narrative of a once-in-a-generation transformation programme.




What we're looking for:


A confident communicator with experience in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. A creative thinker who can translate complex policy into compelling content.




Join us and help to make a difference.

Interview Date: 8th September 2025.



For an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with Rob Savage, via email at robert.savage@rotherham.gov.uk.


This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).


Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.


Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).