Marketing and Communications Lead Officer | Skills and Hub

Salary £40,777 – £46,142 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Flexible home/office working with some travel around the North West

Help shape the future of skills and employment across Lancashire.

Are you a creative and driven communications professional who wants to make a real difference? Do you believe in the power of skills and employment to transform lives, businesses and communities?

If so, this is your opportunity to join the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub at an exciting time of growth and impact.

We’re looking for a proactive and talented Marketing and Communications Lead Officer to lead and deliver engaging communications that raise awareness of skills and employment opportunities across Lancashire.

You’ll play a key role in promoting programmes that help residents and businesses thrive—ensuring people can access the support they need when they need it.

Working closely with a wide range of partners, you’ll bring stories to life, showcase impact, and help build a stronger, more inclusive workforce.

• Lead the development and delivery of marketing and communications plans
• Create compelling content across digital, social media, web, press and events
• Manage and grow the Hub’s online presence
• Work with partners to develop campaigns and share success stories
• Ensure all communications are clear, accessible and on brand
• Support stakeholder engagement, events and promotional activity
• Use data and insights to measure impact and continuously improve

You’re an experienced communicator who can turn complex information into clear, engaging content for different audiences.

You’re confident building relationships, managing multiple projects, and delivering high-quality work at pace.

• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills
• Experience delivering campaigns and communications plans
• Ability to create content across multiple channels
• Confidence working with a range of stakeholders and partners
• Experience using data and analytics to evaluate performance
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills

• Experience in the public sector, skills, employment or economic development
• Professional qualification (e.g. CIM or CIPR)

In return for your passion and expertise, we offer a generous benefits package, which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave, which increases with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup, allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers, saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.
• Access to fantastic development and career opportunities.

We may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. However, you must be able to provide a vehicle for business use or the disability be considered during the hiring process. You may also be required to provide a vehicle for the duties of this post, which must be insured for business use.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Closing Date: 06/07/2026 Interview Date: 13/07/2026