Head of Strategy & Communications

Job Description

Job title: Head of Strategy & Communications

Company: Venn Group

Job description: Head of Strategy & Communications

Duration: 4-6 month contract initially with likely extensions

Rate: Negotiable daily rate (Inside IR35)

Hybrid Working – West Midlands Based (1-2 days per week on site)

The main focus of the interim role is to lead the internal communications team, help them to develop a communications strategy and plan aligned to their new corporate strategy, develop their approach to social media as one of their key communications channels, and plan and deliver campaigns on priority issues.

You will be responsible for coordinating the development of council’s overall strategy, policy and performance management framework and to act as the lead advisor for the Council on all communications and marketing related issues.

The client is looking for someone with senior local government communications experience as a minimum, and it would be advantageous to have experience of delivering corporate strategy and performance management.

They would ideally also like someone to have the following:

• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Works strategically to realise organisational goals; demonstrates creativity, initiative, resourcefulness and resilience, sets and develops strategies; identifies, develops positive and compelling visions of the organisations future potential; takes account of a wide range of issues across, and related to, the organisation
• An appropriate professional qualification within the remit of the professions covered with evidence of continuous professional development
• Substantial experience of leading one or more of the functions within the remit of the role in a complex public sector context, with a demonstrable track record of achievement
• Experience of strategic management and achieving sustainable improvements, with the ability to translate strategic objectives into operational plans
• Experience of effective budget management and accountability for strict monitoring of resources
• Experience of commercial and business acumen, exploiting new opportunities to achieve output related change and an outward customer facing and community focus
• Experience of delivering best value through innovative, integrated, client and community focused service provision whilst promoting equal opportunities
• Experience of leading corporate wide, cross cutting transformation which had major impact on customers and processes
• Experience in developing effective working relationships, commanding the confidence of diverse stakeholders including external partners, elected members, senior management and staff person spec in terms of the policy/strategy side of the role that would be a benefit too but not essential

If you meet the above-mentioned criteria, we would love to hear from you!

Please apply to receive more information.

Expected salary: £450 – 600 per day

Location: West Midlands

Job date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:25:05 GMT

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