Details Reference number 351514 Salary £53,499 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% GBP Job grade Grade 7 Contract type Temporary Fixed term Loan Secondment Length of employment maternity cover until June 2025 Business area EHRC - Communications Type of role Communications / Marketing Strategy Other Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 7DA : Manchester, North West England, M4 3AQ : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1H 0TL About the job Job summary We are Britains national equality regulator and a United Nations accredited A status national human rights institution. We uphold peoples rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance. We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice. Our strategy for 2022-25 gives us a strong platform to show that we will use our powers to protect and promote equality and human rights, and that we have identified the main challenges in society where we can make a difference in our role as a regulator. The Head of Strategic Communications and Engagement is a key leadership role in the Communications Directorate. They will lead our strategic communications function and deliver engagement activity with stakeholders across Great Britain and internationally. This activity will support the Commission's strategic plan and its ambition for everyone to have a fair chance in life. The Head of Strategic Communications and Engagement is responsible for communications planning, insight and evaluation across all priority areas. They will work proactively with other directorates to provide expert advice and to identify opportunities to deliver regulatory impact through best-in-class communications campaigns. They will take an evidence-based approach and being expertise on audience insight and campaign evaluation to ensure a culture of continuous improvement. Person specification The full list of Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the role can be found in the Candidate Pack. Benefits Alongside your salary of £53,499, Equality and Human Rights Commission contributes £15,498 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. In return you can expect to receive a competitive salary, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (full time FTE) and access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes. We will provide investment in your career, giving you access to Civil Service Learning, our peer learning programme, specialist training and mentoring. We offer a range of family friendly benefits, such as enhanced parental leave, flexible working including non-contractual hybrid working. You will also have access to our wellbeing offering, including our employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, health checks, discount gym membership and retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and other salary sacrifice options. In addition, we have a range of staff networks and social groups. Things you need to know Selection process details If this sounds like the role for you, please review the below Candidate Pack for more information and submit your application today. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service