Interim Strategic Communications Lead - Hybrid

Sellick Partnership; England; Ibrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Sellick Partnership is recruiting for an Interim Strategic Lead - Communications, Policy & Performance for a six-month hybrid role with a Local Authority in Oxfordshire. The post requires senior leadership to shape communications, engage stakeholders and safeguard organisational reputation.

The role also covers policy, performance insight and risk, demanding experience in complex environments, political sensitivity, and the ability to advise elected members and senior leaders effectively.

Competenze

• Significant experience leading communications, engagement or corporate affairs.
• Advising senior leaders on complex comms and stakeholder issues.
• Strong experience in reputation management and engagement delivery.
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in politically sensitive or complex organisational environments.
• Balance strategic comms leadership with performance/policy responsibilities.

Mansioni

• Lead the council's communications and engagement function with a clear strategic approach.
• Advise on communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement and reputation.
• Develop and deliver comms strategies aligned to corporate priorities.
• Counsel senior leadership and elected members on high-profile matters.
• Lead proactive engagement with residents, partners and businesses.
• Oversee crisis communications and reputational risk management.
• Provide strategic oversight of policy, performance insight and risk management.

Conoscenze

Strategic leadership

Crisis communications

Stakeholder engagement

Reputation management

Public affairs

Influencing skills

Formazione

CIPR member

CMI/ILM member

Descrizione del lavoro

Sellick Partnership is recruiting for an Interim Strategic Lead - Communications, Policy & Performance for a six-month hybrid role with a Local Authority in Oxfordshire. The post requires senior leadership to shape communications, engage stakeholders and safeguard organisational reputation.

The role also covers policy, performance insight and risk, demanding experience in complex environments, political sensitivity, and the ability to advise elected members and senior leaders effectively.