Senior Communications Strategist

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Full time
Job Title: Head of Communications & Engagement

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking a highly skilled Head of Communications & Engagement to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering stakeholder engagement and external communications strategies that align with the Directorate's work.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies across the Directorate's work.
  • Work closely with the elections sector to ensure strategic and detailed input from the sector to support policy and planning.
  • Design and deliver the change programme, working across each project to identify sector requirements to support change delivery.
  • Lead on external communications and handling, including with press office and on Parliamentary and wider publications.
  • Manage the Directorate's presence at external events and conferences, including Ministerial speeches and interventions.
  • Manage the cross-Directorate briefing and correspondence function, including Ministerial briefing for stakeholder engagement.
  • Lead and manage a high-performing team of around 10-12 FTE.

Requirements:

  • Proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to set the agenda and prioritise for a busy engagement team.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience of translating complex messages into quality written products for a range of audiences.
  • Significant experience of stakeholder management and/or communications.
  • Strong planning and project management skills, including in delivering products and announcements at pace in a sensitive environment.
  • Excellent relationship management skills and the ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • The ability to work under pressure to urgent or shifting deadlines, including the ability to work flexibly on quickly changing or multiple priorities.
  • Experience and confidence in working with ministers or senior leaders, specifically in communications in government.
  • Experience in working with digital services and/or teams.

Working Together: We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership, Working Together, Delivering at Pace.



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