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Interim Communications Officer Minimum 3 months Fixed Term Contract

External:Interim Communications Officer (Minimum 3 months Fixed Term Contract)

London City Airport

£25k - £30k pa pro rata

London City Airport (LCY) is the closest airport to the centre of London, just three miles from Canary Wharf, seven miles from the City and 10 miles from the West End, and linked to all via the Docklands Light Railway. Approx. two thirds of passengers are business travellers and around the same amount are inbound, starting their journey at the other end of the route.

The airport offers a unique rapid transit proposition – a short check in (door to lounge) of around 20 minutes, and a shorter arrival (tarmac to train) of around 15 minutes. 12 airlines fly out of LCY, serving nearly 50 mainly European destinations. In 2016, LCY will welcome 4.5 million passengers and 84,000 flights. 2017 is the airport’s 30th anniversary year.

A £400m expansion programme begins later this year, delivering a world-class terminal extension, seven additional aircraft stands and a parallel taxilane by 2021.

The Position:

A confident Communications Officer is required to support a small team across Internal Communications, PR and Social Media. The role will provide administrative support, as well as owning key tasks across the three functions. An excellent standard of written English is required and an interest in communications

Responsibilities:

* Work with Head of Communications to manage the smooth running of internal Communications function in the absence of a permanent member of staff

* Seek out and collate content and stories from across the airport for communication to internal audiences

* Source and create content for, manage external design and print of monthly Airport Life magazine

* Attend monthly Staff Committee meeting to represent Communications Team

* Support Senior PR Manager with external communications activities when required e.g. organising media events such as route launches, creating and updating media lists and overseeing filming and photography on-site

* Support Social Media Manager with activities when required e.g. monitoring, producing reports, generating content and responding to incoming messages

* Deliver content, design, print and distribution of monthly Airport Life magazine

* Administrative tasks including managing supplier payments, applying for visitor security passes, booking photographers, managing files

* Support other departments communications needs

* Manage supplier relationships (designer, printer, photographer)

Experience and Personal Attributes:

* Educated to A- level or equivalent

* Minimum of 3 year experience in a similar role desirable

* Excellent verbal and written communications, strong team player

* PC literate with good knowledge of Microsoft packages, design software e.g. Photoshop

* Ability to work to deadlines and create own workload

* Confident, adaptable and good at building relationships

* Good understanding of Social Media

Hours of Work:

Full time 40 hours per week Monday – Friday 09.00 – 17.30 (30 minutes unpaid lunch break). Some flexibility in working hours may occasionally be required.

Closing date - midnight Sunday 19th November 2017

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