Job Description
Senior Communications Officer (Change & Transformation)
Location: North West
Contract: 12-week initial contract
Rate: £26.86 per hour (Umbrella)
Overview
A large local authority is seeking a Senior Communications Officer to lead strategic communications supporting a major transformation and improvement programme. The role will shape the organisation’s narrative, strengthen reputation, and ensure clear, consistent messaging across staff, members, partners and residents during a significant period of change.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead delivery of a portfolio-wide communications and engagement strategy
* Develop and maintain a clear transformation narrative across all channels
* Ensure consistent messaging across programmes, projects and services
* Advise senior leaders on reputational risk and communications approach
* Deliver multi-channel campaigns including internal comms, digital and video
* Produce briefings, toolkits, FAQs and organisation-wide updates
* Support alignment of communications across services and reduce duplication
* Line manage and develop two communications professionals
* Monitor and evaluate campaign effectiveness
About You
* Strong experience in strategic communications within a complex organisation
* Background in transformation or corporate communications
* Confident advising senior stakeholders in politically sensitive environments
* Excellent writing, storytelling and stakeholder engagement skills
* Experience managing reputational risk and crisis communications
* Previous line management experience