Senior Communications Manager – Band B – Communications – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
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Pay Range
This range is provided by Counter Terrorism Policing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base Pay Range
Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928
The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Job Reference: 19981
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 5 December 2025
Job Purpose
As a senior leader within the national Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) communications network, the Senior Communications Manager will be responsible for defining and implementing critical areas of our national communications strategy. Your goal will be to use communications to deliver outcomes that contribute to wider organisational and operational objectives, directly supporting CTP’s mission to protect the public from terrorism. This is a crucial mission and the role is a tremendous opportunity for a highly motivated individual to deploy their existing skills and experience, and further develop their skills working with senior leaders from across Policing and Government to ensure that our communications strategy is at the heart of CTP’s wider operational approach. Your primary focus will be on ensuring that our communications are reaching and influencing the audiences that matter most to our mission of keeping our communities safe from terrorism. Senior officers and police staff will look to you for expert advice, and you will be central to promoting and enhancing the effective use of communications across all of CTP’s work. You will also play an integral role in building the communications profession within CTP, supporting the professional development of your colleagues across our network.
Job Requirements
We are looking for a proven leader of high profile programmes of communications activity. That means being able to define and set a strategy, motivate and engage staff and stakeholders, then lead and drive forward delivery across multiple channels so that desired outcomes are achieved.
Leading these programmes will require hands‑on involvement across multiple communications disciplines, so you will bring expertise from different roles and of leading teams and programmes of comparable scale. To enable the success of your communications work, you will need to establish excellent relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally, including with law enforcement partners, government, business, charity and other groups.
You’ll use audience insight and a deep understanding of channels to develop communications strategies that lead to real world outcomes and behaviour change. You’ll bring expertise from past communications campaigns and activity that have delivered tangible results to change established norms or behaviours. You will understand the importance of brand and deploy the “ACT” (Action Counters Terrorism) brand in campaigns to increase their impact. You’ll balance strategic planning with hands‑on delivery, and use your relationships with internal and external partners to dramatically scale up the reach and impact of your work. You’ll use in‑flight data and evidence to improve not only your programmes, but influence others and contribute to the development of CTP’s communications strategy.
You will make your positive presence felt as a leader within a growing and evolving national communications function. You will have direct line management responsibilities, but your positive influence and involvement in key areas – including Learning & Development - will be felt more widely across our national network. You will take active steps to lead our shared commitment to Inclusion, Diversity and Equality.
You will bring passion, energy and a creative spark to our mission. You’ll seek to improve what we do with your ideas, and innovate to ensure the work that we do is constantly evolving to meet the threat from terrorism that we face, and the communications environment that we operate in.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Management
* Government Administration
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