Strategic Communications Manager

☞ Met Office

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Exeter South West

Category: Marketing / PR Science Labor Pharmaceutical / Chemical / Biotech

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Full-time, Temporary

Salary: £37,418 - £41,159 a year

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Reference number

149050

Salary

£37,418 - £41,159

Grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Temporary

Length of employment

2 years

Type of role

Communications / Marketing

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of posts

1

Location

Exeter

About the job

Summary

We are the Met Office, the national meteorological service for the UK. We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, helping people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Our services are delivered through exceptional scientific, technological and operational expertise. We have a team of excellent people, working to deliver extraordinary impact, making us one of the most trusted forecasters in the world.

Our values – it’s who we are:

  • We’re a force for good
  • We’re experts by nature
  • We live and breathe it
  • We’re better together
  • We keep evolving

Job description

  • Lead, manage and co-ordinate strategic communications planning activities to meet and deliver current and future communications objectives in line with the Met Office communications strategy.

  • As our Strategic Communications Manager , the key duties are:

  • Plan, lead and deliver specialist communication projects using both internal and external resources to support the Communication and Engagement strategy and promote, protect and enhance the Met Office reputation and brand.

  • Create, monitor and evaluate a communications partnership framework and in collaboration with colleague, work on the implementation.

  • On behalf of the Comms and Engagement leadership team, be responsible for outlining and documenting the communications processes used within the team and ensuring that the Met Office aligns to the Government Communications Functional Standard and industry best practice (where applicable).

  • Develop, implement and monitor a Met Office ambassador programme, ensuring that this meets corporate and business requirements and positively enhances the reach and reputation of the Met Office.

  • Working on behalf of Associate Director of Comms & Engagement, provide strategic co-ordination and evaluation to manage the Met Office brand.

  • Carry out external analysis, provide current market insight and make evidence-based recommendations regarding how to segment and prioritise audiences and the most appropriate channels to reach them.

  • Keep up to date with current industry practice, and share knowledge throughout the team, to ensure continuous improvement in the way the Met Office uses the specialism to deliver its Communications and Engagement strategy.

This Strategic Communications Manager role sits within the Strategy and Planning area of the Communications and Engagement team. The purpose of the Strategy and Planning function is to develop the strategic direction for Communications and Engagement, ensuring that it meets the requirements of the Met Office – including the Public Weather Service, other market sectors and the broader Met Office corporate needs. This brings clarity to priority activities the Communications and Engagement team should be undertaking based on strategic importance, helping to ensure that the Met Office can engage with its audiences in the most effective way.

This is an interesting and varied role, taking a strategic view in often new or complex communications planning, delivery and monitoring activities. It involves managing a broad range of relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure that current and future plans are in alignment with the overarching Met Office Engagement Strategy.

This is a new two-year fixed term post, with the possibility of it becoming permanent.

Responsibilities

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

1. We’re experts by nature: A relevant qualification in marketing, communications or business management and /or a depth of experience of working in marketing or communications planning.

2. We’re better together: Demonstrable understanding of partnership communication and benefits of working with government and non-government organisations.

3. We’re better together: An effective networker with an ability to establish mutuality beneficial long-term internal and external working relationships and ability to play an active role in cross team forums.

4. We keep evolving: Experience of gathering and using insight, excellent strategic thinking, problem solving and judgement skills, to deliver well defined and considered recommendations.

5. We live and breath it: Demonstrable experience of development, delivery and control of complex projects or campaigns.

6. We keep evolving: Ability to identify and manage risks and actively seek opportunities to protect, promote and enhance the Met Office reputation and the shared interests of its partners, customers and other stakeholders.

7. We’re experts by nature: Demonstrable understanding and / or experience of managing and enhancing a corporate brand.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

1. We’re experts by nature: Experience of managing financial budgets.

2. We’re experts by nature: Membership of marketing or communications professional body and a commitment to CPD programme.

Benefits

The Met Office is recruiting for a Strategic Communications Manager to join the team on a 2 year FTC although there is the potential for this to develop into a permanent position.

This role will nominally be based in Exeter but we will consider applicants wishing to work elsewhere within the UK. We will also consider applicants wishing to work reduced hours

We operate hybrid working. That means 40% of your time will be in office to work collaboratively with colleagues, and 60% deciding with your manager what works best for you. If that means working from home we will support you to do so; and if you work better together with colleagues then you can choose to work in our extraordinary office for up to 100% of the time. If you are interested in being based at a different location, or if you would like to enquire about part time hours please get in touch with us.

As our Strategic Communications Manager , the starting salary will be £37418.00 with opportunities to progress to £41159.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima.

Our total reward package is potentially worth up to £52966.00 per annum, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus, employer pension contributions.

We also offer:

  • Outstanding Civil Service Pension
  • Flexible hours and homeworking
  • Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years
  • Option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
  • Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
  • Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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