Strategic Communications Officer - Hybrid Working

Are you passionate about using your communications skills to make a real impact?

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Communications/PR Officer to join our award-winning Corporate Communications team.

In this role, you'll help shape and deliver innovative campaigns that engage our internal workforce, external communities, stakeholders, and partners.

You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive, and highly motivated team that’s committed to keeping people safe, tackling crime, and building public trust and confidence—both in the community and among our 6,000+ colleagues.

As a Strategic Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in developing and delivering impactful tactical communication plans that support both internal and external audiences.

Your work will directly contribute to safeguarding vulnerable people, preventing crime, and driving positive change in culture, perception, and behaviour.

You’ll be part of an experienced team of strategic communications professionals and collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider department - including specialists in media relations, internal and digital communications, multimedia content creation, events, and graphic design.

In this role, your main responsibilities will be:

Deliver creative high impact communications including proactive campaigns and PR support for local problem solving, using effective, audience-led communications tactics to meet defined objectives.
Generate compelling written content for media and marketing materials including but not limited to press releases, website articles, social media posts, marketing materials.
Keep abreast of communications and marketing trends and developments, sourcing inspiration and expertise from a variety of sources and sectors to maintain an innovative and award-winning approach. Embrace a culture of learning and continuous development.
Engage and build effective relationships with key stakeholders and partners to maximise communications reach and impact.
Attend and present at meetings within your areas of responsibility to represent the Corporate Communications department.

We’re looking for a passionate and creative communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by the chance to make a real impact on important and sensitive issues - including Violence Against Women and Girls, criminal exploitation (such as County Lines), and knife crime.

We’re keen to hear from individuals with fresh, innovative ideas on how to engage effectively with our diverse communities across Avon and Somerset ensuring we communicate on the issues that matter most to them.

You’ll bring excellent written and verbal communication skills, a sharp eye for detail, and the confidence to build strong relationships with stakeholders and partners.

Additional Information:

We offer a rewarding and meaningful role with flexible working arrangements including a hybrid model that allows for a 60/40 split between working from home and our Police Headquarters in Portishead.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, forward-thinking organisation that values its people and encourages creativity, collaboration, and fresh ideas

You will receive a competitive pension scheme with life insurance, generous annual leave, and access to wellbeing support, including low-cost gym memberships, retail discounts, and more.

Following a shortlisting process in-person interviews are scheduled for week commencing 12th May 2025.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you and you have the skills and drive, we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you.