Strategic Communications Manager

The Law Society; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Law Society is seeking a Communications Manager to lead a skilled team in creating impactful communication strategies. This role involves collaboration across teams to enhance the society's public profile, promote justice, and drive engagement. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive benefits package within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous flexible benefits package

Hybrid working

Supportive working environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing communication plans and projects in a complex organization.
• Strong line management and coaching skills.
• Ability to create compelling messages and narratives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of communications professionals to create engaging communication plans.
• Coordinate cross-team projects and outreach efforts.
• Change perceptions around strategic priorities and key issues.

Skills

Team management

Strategic thinking

Creative ideation

Communication

Data insights generation

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity to use your communications and team management skills within an organisation that makes a positive impact on wider society?

In this exciting and varied role, you'll use your expertise, knowledge and experience to manage a team of communications professionals working to raise awareness, increase engagement and improve perceptions of the Law Society as the voice for the solicitor profession.

You and your team will create compelling, tailored and relevant communications plans, messages and content that bring to life the Law Society advocacy and campaign work.

You’ll co-ordinate both proactive and reactive cross-team projects and communications plans, using your skills in strategic thinking, creative ideation and relationship building to ensure success.

Your team’s goal will be to change perceptions around the Law Society's strategic priorities, campaigns and key issues, which could include:

• The role of technology in the legal profession
• establishing the conditions for growth of the profession, including advocating for better regulation
• championing justice and the rule of law
• promoting responsible business practices, including our new equality, diversity and inclusivity strategy

What we're looking for

communication plans and managing projects and outputs across different teams, ideally within in a complex organisation.

You'll also have solid line management and coaching experience with the ability to inspire the best results from a team in a continually changing environment.

You'll need to be able to demonstrate significant experience of identifying and creating compelling communications, and a solid understanding of latest trends and best practice in creating engaging communications for a variety of channels to meet strategic goals.

You'll have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with solid experience in message creation and narrative development. You'll also be able to demonstrate your ability to quickly understand complex or technical issues and translate that into engaging and easy to understand communications.

You'll have significant experience of generating insights from data and research, and using that to inform decisions.

As a person, you'll be self-motivated, flexible, proactive and highly collaborative, with the ability to work with colleagues at all levels across the organisation and build positive relationships.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a forward-thinking membership organisation dedicated to supporting solicitors, protecting access to justice and promoting the rule of law. We have a strong reputation for excellence and legal expertise, and arecommitted to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

We offer hybrid working,a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.