Senior Communications officer

Staffordshire Police; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holidays

Flexible working

Eye care vouchers

On-site gyms

Free parking

Cycle to work

Training and development

Job summary

Staffordshire Police is seeking an experienced Senior Communications Officer to join the Corporate Communications & Engagement team. You will help shape how the force connects with communities, partners and stakeholders, delivering impactful communications and engagement activity using audience insight.

You will work with operational policing teams to create engaging content, identify issues, support reputation management and ensure local voices shape organisational priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, public relations, engagement or marketing.
• Excellent writing, content creation and storytelling skills.
• Experience using insight, data and audience feedback to shape communications activity.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Political awareness and experience handling sensitive communications.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Experience in communications, publica

Job description

Contract Type

Fixed term 2 years

Job Title Senior Communications Officer

Grade

£40,383 - £47,046

Contract Type

Fixed term 2 years

Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.

About The Opportunity

Fixed-term contact for two years

Help build trust, confidence and stronger communities

We're looking for an experienced communications professional to join our Corporate Communications & Engagement team and help shape how Staffordshire Police connects with communities, partners and stakeholders.

This is an exciting role for someone who understands the power of insight-led communications, audience engagement and compelling storytelling. You'll help build public confidence in policing by developing and delivering impactful communications and engagement activity, using community feedback, sentiment analysis and audience insight to inform your approach.

Working closely with operational policing teams, partners and community representatives, you'll create engaging content and campaigns, identify emerging issues, support reputation management and ensure the voices of local people help shape organisational priorities.

What you'll bring

• Experience in communications, public relations, engagement or marketing.
• Excellent writing, content creation and storytelling skills.
• Experience using insight, data and audience feedback to shape communications activity.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Political awareness and experience handling sensitive communications.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to use your communications expertise to make a real difference. Every campaign, engagement activity and conversation you support will help strengthen public confidence, improve understanding of policing and contribute to making Staffordshire safer.

Join us and help tell the stories that matter.

Please note that whilst Corporate Communications & Engagement operates as a shared service, this role is dedicated to supporting Staffordshire Police.

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

Closing date

3rd September 2026 12:00 Midday

Interview date

TBC

Benefits

• Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
• Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
• Flexible / Agile Working
• Sick pay scheme
• Fostering friendly policy
• Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
• Access to health and wellbeing support
• Eye care vouchers
• On site Gyms
• Staff associations
• Reward and Recognition
• Blue light Card
• Flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free Parking at selected sites
• Onsite catering facilities
• Access to Staff Networks
• Union support
• Financial products and services

Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.

Underrepresented groups

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

Positive Action

We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please email the team on [e-mail]

For any Recruitment queries please email [e-mail]

Residency Eligibility

Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)

Please Note If You Are Successful At Interview And Commence Pre-employment Checks This Will Include Vetting, Please See What This Involves And The Process Via The Below Link

Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)