Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. Senior Communications Lead (working with Children’s Services) Shape the Story. Drive the Impact. Join Our Communications Team. Cheshire West and Chester Council is on an ambitious journey of transformation and exceptional communication is central to our success. We are strengthening our Communications team and looking for talented professionals who can help shape how we engage with residents, partners and stakeholders. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious communications professional to join our team as Senior Communications Lead supporting Children’s Services. As Senior Communications Lead for Children’s Services, you will play a key role in supporting one of the Council’s highest profile and most impactful service areas. Working closely with senior leaders, elected members and partners, you will lead strategic communications for major programmes, transformation activity and frontline services that support children, young people and families across the borough. You will provide expert communications advice on complex and sensitive issues, helping to shape public understanding, build trust and support positive outcomes for residents. We are looking for someone who brings energy, initiative and a genuine can-do attitude. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be comfortable managing competing priorities and have the confidence to lead on high profile communications activity. Our ideal candidate will: Have significant experience in strategic communications, media handling and stakeholder engagement Be confident advising senior leaders on complex or sensitive communications issues Have experience managing high profile campaigns, transformation programmes or reputational issues Demonstrate strong leadership and decision-making skills Build positive relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders Be motivated by challenge and driven to continuously improve In return, you will join a dynamic and supportive team within an organisation committed to innovation, ambition and excellence. You will have the opportunity to shape high profile communications activity that makes a real difference to residents across Cheshire West and Chester. Interested in other opportunities within our Communications team? We are currently recruiting to other communications roles across Children’s Services, Housing, Internal Communications and Corporate Communications. Visit our jobs page to explore all current vacancies. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Simon Wood, Communications Manager, via email simon.wood@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or Ian Ratcliffe, Communications Manager, via email ian.ratcliffe@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Interviews expected to take place around w/c 6 July 2026. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.