Senior Communications Manager

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SALARY: £42,307 – £49,602 depending on experience

TERM: Permanent, full-time

Are you a dynamic, creative communications professional with experience of delivering engaging campaigns and communications activity?

Are you a strategic thinker, who sees the bigger picture, and wants to develop your skills in communications and engagement planning and delivery?

We are looking for a Senior Communications Manager to join the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s (OPCC) Communications and Engagement team.

We are an award winning, positive and creative team. When it comes to delivering communications and engagement, we are outcome focused, evidence based, and we support each other in being innovative and bold to achieve our goals.

You will deputise to the Head of Communications by supporting the oversight of our communications, engagement and consultation strategies.

You will deliver high quality public relations – including working with local, regional and national media – to proactively promote the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), their priorities and the Police and Crime Plan.

You will own the communications portfolio for the PCC’s national Economic and Cyber Crime lead role with the Association of the Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and deliver activity as part of a strategic communications plan.

The role also offers the opportunity of direct line management as well as supervisory duties for the rest of the team.

The OPCC have a hybrid working approach which incorporates blended office and home working.

The OPCC has a strong focus on employing people that best fit with the ethos and culture of our team and are looking for someone that will embrace our values of Openness, Partnership, Compassion and Courage.

If this sounds like you, and you relish a challenge, then we’d like to hear from you.