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Job Title: National Police Chiefs' Council – Communications & Media Manager: Police Race Action Plan

Salary: £39,469 to £47,089 plus a location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £39,469 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £47,089 will be via incremental progression.

Location: Remote working nationally within UK. NPCC is currently based in close proximity to St James Park underground station, London and therefore occasional travel will be required to this premise and other Police locations across the UK. We encourage applications from candidates living across the UK. Further details on flexible arrangements will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2024.

THE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL (NPCC)

Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.

We achieve this through:

• Coordination – by joining up the operational response to critical national policing issues to deliver policing today and shape the future.
• Collaboration – by working in partnership as part of the whole policing system and beyond to improve public safety.
• Communication – by sharing the collective expertise, views, and action of UK police chiefs.

NPCC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
The NPCC Communications Team plays a crucial role in communicating the collective views and action of UK police chiefs to the public, government, and stakeholders, building, and maintaining confidence in policing at the national level and supporting effective engagement with stakeholders.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic Communications and Media Manager to support the NPCC Communications Team working on the Police Race Action Plan.

This is a high profile, challenging Communications and Media Manager role supporting the UK’s police race action plan driving progress for the public and policing.

Working at the centre of policing on one of the priority issues for the service, offers the opportunity to make a real difference.

As a Communications and Media Manager you will have responsibility for supporting delivering of the communication strategy aligned to the police race action plan programme objectives. The successful candidate will act as an advisor to some of UK’s most senior police leaders, supporting innovative solutions and driving measurable change.

The successful candidate would need to have the following experiences and skills:

• Ability to provide communication and media advice at a senior level and use skills and experience to influence strategies and plans, including representing communications issues at high level meetings with support.
• Strong written communication skills with experience of writing press releases and communication strategies.
• Ability to work flexibly in managing a range of activities and operate in a fast-paced and pressurised environment, prioritising and making decisions under pressure.
• A solid track record of building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve mutually successful business and communications outcomes.
• Experience of working in politically sensitive and high-profile environments.

VETTING

Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) at RV and CTC level before taking up the post.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF).

• We deliver, support, and inspire, Level 2 - Give an example of how you have used your communication skills with a reluctant or uncooperative person to explain and encourage a different perspective which has resulted in them changing their initial opinion of the situation?
  
• We are collaborative, Level 2 - Please provide an example of working with Partners and communities to achieve common objectives?
  
• We are innovative and open minded, Level 2 - Describe a time when you have used innovative and open - minded thinking to solve a problem. Explain the situation, evidence your innovative and open-minded thinking, detail the outcomes of the situation and what learning you have taken from this?

Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact HR & Recruitment on [email protected] to arrange an informal conversation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.

The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.

Please note that if you are applying as a secondee from another national police force or government organisation, please contact [email protected], do not apply online via Oleeo. Online applications will only be accepted for external candidates, or existing MPS employees. If you are external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External Oleeo link.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 10 September 2023. Interviews will be held in person.