SCDA Communications Officer

Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) has been supporting people & communities to thrive for over 25 years. We run a range of projects & services aimed at improving economic stability and opportunity, health & wellbeing, and tackling loneliness, social isolation and social cohesion. Come and join our flexible, inclusive & friendly organisation, and work in a role which gives you great job satisfaction with a fabulous team!

Part time 22.5 hours / 3 days per week permanent contract

Based Newhaven

Salary range £27,291 – £31,349 per annum pro rata dependent on qualification, skills and experience (upper range awarded to exceptional / highly experienced candidates)

• Maintain our brand and identity across all our services and projects
• Be the brand ambassador internally alongside other project Communications officers, holding oversight and updating the SCDA website
• Manage the corporate brands and their application
• Oversee internal standardisation
• Collate and distribute engaging and informative internal comms to employees, volunteers, Board and Patrons
• Build and maximise the impacts of SCDA external and digital communications and raise our profile through a range of communication channels, whilst ensuring clear and engaging content and consistency of messaging which promotes SCDA service delivery, values, impacts and stories, including the printed annual report
• Deal with the media
• Act as SCDA’s Data Protection Officer, and have oversight of information requests

You will be responsible for content creation and ensuring SCDA web content is up to date; managing the corporate brand and ensuring correct usage through internal standardisation and processes, promoting our external promotion and profile. Working with others, you will support shared understanding of delivery to SCDA Vision and values through the collation and distribution of internal and external communications which use a range of appropriate media channels and platforms.

We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery wherever possible, annual leave of 25 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for planned operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!