Applications for this role are restricted to existing employees of the College of Policing, the Civil Service and officers or staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

About us:

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Head of Communications and Engagement.

The selected candidate will lead all communications and engagement functions for the organisation, including the development of long-term strategic communication plans. Support the Chief Executive, Deputy CEO, and Directors in delivering clear and proactive communications, working with them as a communications partner for highly sensitive strategic initiatives. Enhance the College’s reputation and connection with policing by leading teams responsible for media relations, employee engagement, marketing, social media, and creative content.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Engaging with, and beyond policing to build and influence relationships with internal and external stakeholders (with significant focus on expert understanding of wider policy commercial, academic and higher education sectors). Leading transformational change, providing strategic vision, and personable accountability.
• Evaluating the impact of College policy, products and services to understand stakeholder impact and contribution to the College’s agreed strategic priorities. Championing the efficient use of College resources and budgets by leading others in successfully negotiating and influencing internal and external stakeholders to improve collaboration and amplification of the College’s objectives.
• Leading recruitment, retention, workforce planning and performance appraisal across one or more professional communities. Collaborating with senior colleagues to lead the personal and professional development of staff. Developing professional career pathways that support employee retention and satisfaction and improve individual performance. Embedding skills identification and development in all areas of the employee lifecycle.
• Leading project and service delivery teams to produce customer and service-centred outputs to agreed quality standards and timescales. Planning complex activities effectively to set clear direction and objectives and make best use of resources. Identify and manage milestones, risks, issues and dependencies. Adjusting plans and strategies to reflect changing needs of stakeholders. Monitoring and assessing progress, making sure people work to decisions, plans and policies.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Level 7 qualification in Professional Marketing or equivalent relevant experience in a senior role.
• Proven track record of leading an organisations marketing and communications operations and creating and executing effective marketing strategies.
• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of marketing. E.g., digital marketing, content marketing, copywriting, print marketing, multi-media campaigns, social media marketing, direct marketing, brand, and reputation management.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service