Service Manager Communications, Engagement and Participation - 11975_1761042527

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Service Manager to lead the Communications, Engagement, and Participation team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in aligning communications with strategic goals as part of the Edinburgh Health and Social Partnership. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership, interpersonal, and communications skills, with significant experience in a politically sensitive environment. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant experience at a strategic level in a politically sensitive area.
• Demonstrated ability to align communications activities to strategic goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Communications, Engagement and Participation team.
• Align communications activities to strategic goals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with senior management.
• Manage a team of communications professionals.

Skills

Strategic communications

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Leadership

Job description

Overview

City of Edinburgh Council Terms and Conditions: Contract: Permanent; Salary: £65,184 - £77,845; Hours: 36 per week.

NHS Lothian Terms and Conditions: Contract: Permanent; Salary: £62,681 - £67,665; Hours: 37 per week.

Role and Responsibilities

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to lead our Communications, Engagement and Participation team in the Edinburgh Health and Social Partnership. We are undergoing an ambitious programme of strategic change as we transform and improve health and social care services for the people of Edinburgh and we are seeking a skilled individual to support the achievement of our strategic vision.

• Lead the Communications, Engagement and Participation team in the Edinburgh Health and Social Partnership.
• Align communications activities to strategic goals and provide expert leadership in designing and implementing communications methods for a wide range of purposes and for both internal and external audiences.
• Develop and maintain relationships, working closely with senior management and non-executives; demonstrate excellent interpersonal, influencing and communications skills.
• Manage a team of communications professionals.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience at a strategic level, preferably in a complex, politically sensitive area with a high public profile.
• Demonstrable experience in aligning communications activities to strategic goals and providing expert leadership in designing and implementing communications methods for a wide range of purposes and for both internal and external audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communications skills.

Terms, Conditions and Role Details

This is an integrated post and the successful candidate will be able to choose between NHS Lothian employment and City of Edinburgh Council terms and conditions of employment. This includes salary.

Diversity, Inclusion and Interview Approach

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we are bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page: Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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Service Manager job description reference: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/38265/service-manager-commu… (note: external link formatting trimmed in original text).