Head of Communications

Head of Communications  - Inside IR35

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Contract Term: 6 Months

Contracting Authority: MOD

Location: Shrivenham

Imagine having a talent that could benefit someone you’ve never met and solve problems you didn’t even know existed. Well, you do, and you can. And we’re here to help you do just that. At PSR we are the go-to place for talented contractors and temps for a rich variety of public sector roles.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

As Head of Communications your main responsibilities would be: 

• Overseeing the departments media strategy for all internal and external communications
• Provide SME support to the Commandant, the senior leadership team and across UKStrategic Command and represent Comms in senior-level meetings.
• Identify, plan and deliver comms activities in support of the business objectives  by developing and delivering the communications strategy for the organisation, with a focus on strategy dissemination and understanding. Remain aware of changing requirements across the growing organisation – testing and adjusting the communications approach. Develop and protect the brand in accordance with MOD guidelines.
• Responsible for publishing all communications (internal and external) for the department, including intranets, external website, social media platforms and in the media.
• Build strong networks across the Directorate of Defence Communications (DDC), Strategic Command and the Government Communications Service (GCS), responding to policy and process initiatives as required. Maintain strong links with JFD (including their international group) to support their comms objectives, including the defence engagement strategy.
• Lead on promotional and communications activities for department events, supporting management and delivery as required, to raise the departments profile and engage with stakeholders.
• Oversee internal and external comms KPIs (including internal comms surveys to the department, MOD and sponsors) to ascertain impact of profile-raising activity.
• Oversee development and maintenance of all digital communications platforms to support objectives, branding and marketing requirements in line with MOD and digital strategies.

You’ll have relevant experience in:
 

• A vast amount of experience within communications ideally to a similar level
• Strong strategic overview of communications
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent stakeholder management – internal and external
• Leading a team with the ability to lead and inspire
• Ideally you will have experience within public sector

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and get in touch with one of our PSR team now.

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Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.