Head ofmunicationsLocation:Bury
Salary:£65,016 - £71,150
Closing Date:29th September 2025
Bury Council is driving an ambitious vision through our “Let’s Do It!” strategy. As we evolve how we engage withmunities and partners, we’re strengthening ourmunications to ensure our voice is clear, purposeful, and impactful. We’re now seeking a strategic and creative Head ofmunications to lead that charge.
The Role
This is a pivotal leadership opportunity at the heart of our strategic transformation. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Strategy & Transformation, you’ll shape and drive a boldmunications agenda across internal and external channels. Leading a talented, multidisciplinary team, you’ll be instrumental in craftingpelling narratives, building influence, and connecting our people and stakeholders to our mission.
In this role you will:
1. Lead with purpose: Provide expert, forward-thinking leadership in the development and delivery of the Council’smunications and Marketing functions. Be the voice of Bury Council - ensuring our messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with both the Corporate Plan and the LET’s ambitious 2030 Vision.
2. Drive strategic collaboration: Build and maintain strong, proactive relationships with partners and stakeholders across the Bury Locality. Play a key role in shaping and connecting with the wider Greater Manchestermunications and Engagement landscape.
3. Champion transformation: Manage and evolve themunications & Marketing function to deliver a bold, transformation-led approach that reflects the Council’smitment to innovation and excellence.
4. Deliver impact through strategy: Ensure themunications Strategy is dynamic, well-resourced, and responsive to organisational priorities. Lead all aspects of the function with clarity, confidence, and a focus on oues.
5. Protect and promote our reputation: Safeguard the Council’s public image and amplify its achievements through powerfulmunications, meaningful engagement, and strategic branding.
This is a hands-on role that blends strategic vision with practical delivery. You’ll play a vital role in leading and shaping the future of ourmunications while being a powerful voice for ourmunity - embedding inclusive, strengths-based approaches that reflect the values, needs, and aspirations of the people of Bury.
About You
You bring energy, creativity, and a deep passion for the power ofmunications to connect, inspire, engage and drive change. You are a calm, pragmatic, and resilient leader, you have significant senior-level experience in large,plex organisations - ideally within the public sector. Youbine strategic insight and you’re ready to be a trusted voice for the organisation, shaping narratives that resonate acrossmunities and stakeholders.
You can demonstrate:
6. Proven leadership inmunications, with experience managing teams, budgets, and multi-agency environments.
7. Politically astute, with experience operating inplex political environments and influencing senior stakeholders through clear, strategic messaging
8. A strong track record of designing and delivering impactfulmunications strategies that drive change and enhance reputation.
9. Collaborative leadership style, with success in building trusted relationships across sectors and delivering improvement through stakeholder engagement
10. Resilient, pragmatic, and resourceful - able to lead throughplexity and change.
11. Amitment to integrity, professionalism, and inclusive leadership, with a passion for amplifying the voice of the organisation and itsmunities
Why Bury?
We’re proud of our progress on our “Let’s Do It!” strategy and we know there’s more to share and more to do. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how Burymunicates its story, connects with itsmunities, and builds a strong, trusted voice both locally and beyond.
This is a permanent position paying £65,016 - £71,150 depending on experience. You’ll be based at our Bury site with flexible working arrangements, and you’ll be part of a dedicated team that’s passionate about making Bury a thriving, inclusive place where people feel connected, supported, and proud to belong.How to ApplyBury Council is working in partnership with Hays Marketing andmunications Public Services to recruit for this role.
To apply, please visit to submit a CV and cover letter, or contact Verity Slade, /0330105288 for an informal discussion.
Closing date for applications:29th September 2025 Technical Interviews: w/c 6th OctoberShortlisting: Thursday 16th OctoberManager/Stakeholder Interviews: w/c 20th OctoberFinal Interviews: Thursday 23rd October and Friday 24th October #4722075 - Verity Slade