Senior Digital Communication and Brand Officer
Senior Digital Communications and Brand Officer
Grade £ 38,754 Min-£ 45,147 Max
Contract Type-Temporary-Maternity Cover for 12 months
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About the Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team responsible for the development and delivery of effective digital communications for Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue for a year's maternity cover.
You’ll join a team of brand, content and digital experts who are passionate about making our two services more accessible and engaged with our communities.
You will be responsible for developing engaging and creative content and ensuing our digital communications channels work hard to reach our diverse communities and stakeholders to support the successful delivery of our policing and fire and rescue priorities.
Also key to this role is working closely with our press office and campaigns teams, weaving through your advice to ensure they make the most of social media and our digital channels within their plans by bringing fresh ideas and solutions that inspires wider thinking and sets new standards.
Working with our Digital Communications and Brand manager you will work on the delivery of our evolving digital strategy, making sure you identify trends and opportunities for continuous evolution of approaches, tactics and channel strategy.
If you are full of passion and enthusiasm for all things digital and brand, this could be the job for you.
If you need any further information about the role please contact Digital Communications and Brand Manager, Hannah Sones via email at Hannah.sones@staffordshire.police.uk
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Closing date: 5th November 2025 Midday 12:00
Interview date: TBC
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
- Flexible / Agile Working
- Sick pay scheme
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
- Access to health and wellbeing support
- Eye care vouchers
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking at selected sites
- Onsite catering facilities
- Access to Staff Networks
- Union support
- Financial products and services
Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk
For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk
Residency Eligibility
Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)