Deputy Head of Civil Service Communications

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Cabinet Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 257815**Salary**:

- £55,794 - £61,848**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CO - Government Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing
- Digital**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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**Job summary**:
About the Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government.

Its purpose is clear: To maintain the integrity of the Union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy; to ensure the delivery of the Government’s programme and the Prime Minister’s priorities; and to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of government.

The Communication Directorate plays an essential role in delivering the Cabinet Office purpose through targeted communications to citizens, partners and the 400,000 staff who work across the Civil Service.

As a member of the Government Communication Service you will be awarded with fantastic learning and development opportunities.

For further information about our work please visit GOV.UK.

This is an opportunity for an excellent individual to join the Cabinet Office Communications team and work with the UK Government’s most influential partners and impactful communications for Cabinet Office and Civil Service senior officials.

The Communication Directorate within the Cabinet Office is an agile and fast paced unit which operates in line with the Modern Communication Operating Model. The advertised role will sit within the CS Communications, CO Internal Comms and External Affairs team.

Our work is varied and ranges from cross government co-ordination to civil contingencies, reputation management, constitutional affairs and Civil Service wide staff engagement programmes.

We are looking to enhance our communications, campaigns and engagement capability, improve how we cascade and amplify our messages to and via key partners and the service we provide to our lead officials.

We require a strong communicator to provide strategic direction, oversight and ensure delivery of all Civil Service Communications activity, which engages and inspires civil servants.

We require a strong communicator to provide strategic direction, oversight and ensure delivery of all Civil Service Communications activity, which engages and inspires civil servants.

Based in the Cabinet Office Communications team, this role is critical to ensuring that there is a co-ordinated civil service narrative across Government. We are looking for someone with a background in leading teams which produce high impact communications, with experience of communication to people within large and multiple organisations.

You must have experience of producing, advising and delivering Internal Communication and Engagement strategies, and delivering high profile, multi-channel campaigns.

You should have a foundation of excellent digital skills and an eye for creating engaging content, which you can work with your team to produce.

The post holder must have excellent partnership working skills to be successful in this role, understand the value of this way of working and actively seek to build relationships to enable delivery across government.

**Job description**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead the Civil Service communications team, ensuring each member of the team has a well-rounded set of skills, are excellent practitioners and have the necessary management, tools and training to deliver high quality work. You’ll contribute as a communications leader within the Government Communication Service (GCS) by actively participating in cross-government programmes and working closely with No10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office press team.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across government to agree and align on shared messaging as well as gain buy-in for key commitments.
- Work with cross-departmental colleagues to ensure all communications activities have robust plans and consistent content which align to the strategy. Manage short term planning through the communication grid. Triage incoming requests for communications support for new or emerging engagement priorities
- Deliver key pieces of work or campaigns, overseeing all aspects of the communications delivery including content, press, social media, events and audience analysis.
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for cross-government campaigns, using an array of channels both internal and external, reporting to the Head of Civil Service Communications
- Design, deliver and continuously evaluate an evidence-based, multi-channel communications strategy and plan for Civil Service campaigns that aligns with its strategic priorities, producing or coordinating the creation of accessible content and narratives with impact. Implement mechanisms to ensure reporting on t

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