The job holder will be responsible for defining and implementing communications strategies for priority programmes and projects that contribute directly to CTP's mission to protect the public from terrorism. You will work closely with colleagues across the national Counter Terrorism Policing network, as well as with senior police officers and police staff. You'll be part of a highly motivated communications team, with the chance to learn from senior officers and police staff and work on one of the most important issues to the public. But you'll also have the opportunity to draw on your own experience and initiative to plan and deliver communications that support wider organisational and operational objectives.

Whether your focus is internal or external, your primary goal will be to ensure that key audiences have the information they need, when they need it. You'll be a positive advocate for communications as a profession, able to explain how it contributes to CTP's overall mission. You'll provide your expertise and support to senior officers and police staff across national network, and play an active role in building the communications profession within CTP

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with members across the CTP comms team, the CTP Network, and key senior leads across CT Policing to produce innovative and impactive campaign content that engages external audiences.
• Collaborate with members across the CTP comms team, the CTP Network and key senior leaders to proactively seek content to support internal and external comms and help promote CTP: developing trust and confidence, promoting CTP excellence and success and CTP brand management.
• Provide expert advice on evaluation and insight from internal and external campaigns to key CTP seniors and relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate across the CTP Communications Team, and the CTP network to produce highest quality and effective communications products, with due consideration for how the campaign work can be supported and promoted through other comms channels and specialisms to ensure a holistic approach to all of communications delivery (eg: PREVENT, P&P, Media, Partnerships, Internal, Change, Digital).
• Strong quality assurance ability to ensure that all CTP products reach highest standards.
• The ability to effectively represent the CTP Communications pillar, promoting our brand and reputation, presenting work to relevant audiences, with confidence and knowledge of the benefit we bring to operational policing.
• An advocate for shared commitment to IDE.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of a range of communications disciplines and channels, using knowledge to plan and adapt chosen approach.
• Expert understanding of digital communications (desirable).
• Experience of forward planning and managing day-to-day communications and engagement activity, coordinated as part of wider organisational activity.
• Proven experience (4+ years) leading large scale communications projects, with track record of translating business challenges into successful communication strategies, plans and campaigns.
• Experience and/or interest in crisis communications skills with the capacity to contribute to under pressure
• Strong track record of delivery, including taking responsibility for commissioning and producing high quality content and other deliverables.
• Excellent planning skills, and ability to quickly respond to changing priorities.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and deliver on competing demands.
• Ability to work flexibly in managing a range of activities and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work with external suppliers and manage budgets, timelines and high quality delivery.

Only candidates with current security clearance will be considered for this role

This role require SC/STRAP clearance this must be already held and active we are unable to consider any candidates who do not hold this level of vetting currently please do not apply if you do not have this clearance

Hybrid working 1-2 days in office