Senior Communications Manager – Band B – Communications – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

19981

1
CTPHQ Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters
Hybrid - NSY / CTOC
Band B
Full Time
36 hours per week
Permanent

Job Title: Senior Communications Manager – Band B – Communications – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342.  Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: West Brompton


Job Purpose

As a senior leader within the national Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) communications network, the Senior Communications Manager will be responsible for defining and implementing critical areas of our national communications strategy.   Your goal will be to use communications to deliver outcomes that contribute to wider organisational and operational objectives, directly supporting CTP’s mission to protect the public from terrorism. This is a crucial mission and the role is a tremendous opportunity for a highly motivated individual to deploy their existing skills and experience, and further develop their skills working with senior leaders from across Policing and Government to ensure that our communications strategy is at the heart of CTP’s wider operational approach. Your primary focus will be on ensuring that our communications are reaching and influencing the audiences that matter most to our mission of keeping our communities safe from terrorism.   Senior officers and police staff will look to you for expert advice, and you will be central to promoting and enhancing the effective use of communications across all of CTP’s work.  You will also play an integral role in building the communications profession within CTP, supporting the professional development of your colleagues across our network.

Job Requirements

 We are looking for a proven leader of high profile programmes of communications activity.  That means being able to define and set a strategy, motivate and engage staff and stakeholders, then lead and drive forward delivery across multiple channels so that desired outcomes are achieved. 

Leading these programmes will require hands-on involvement across multiple communications disciplines, so you will bring expertise from different roles and of leading teams and programmes of comparable scale.  To enable the success of your communications work, you will need to establish excellent relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally, including with law enforcement partners, government, business, charity and other groups.

You’ll use audience insight and a deep understanding of channels to develop communications strategies that lead to real world outcomes and behaviour change.  You’ll bring expertise from past communications campaigns and activity that have delivered tangible results to change established norms or behaviours.  You will understand the importance of brand and deploy the “ACT” (Action Counters Terrorism) brand in campaigns to increase their impact.  You’ll balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery, and use your relationships with internal and external partners to dramatically scale up the reach and impact of your work.  You’ll use in-flight data and evidence to improve not only your programmes, but influence others and contribute to the development of CTP’s communications strategy.  

You will make your positive presence felt as a leader within a growing and evolving national communications function.  You will have direct line management responsibilities, but your positive influence and involvement in key areas – including Learning & Development - will be felt more widely across our national network.  You will take active steps to lead our shared commitment to Inclusion, Diversity and Equality. 

You will bring passion, energy and a creative spark to our mission.  You’ll seek to improve what we do with your ideas, and innovate to ensure the work that we do is constantly evolving to meet the threat from terrorism that we face, and the communications environment that we operate in. 

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with members across the CTP comms team, the CTP Network and key senior leaders to proactively produce innovative and impactive content to support our Internal and external comms, engage our key audiences and help promote CTP: developing trust and confidence, promoting CTP excellence and success and CTP brand management
  • Provide expert advice on evaluation and insight from digital campaigns to key CTP seniors and relevant stakeholders
  • Willing to participate in an out-hour-hours rota and prepared to work flexibly out of normal office hours if circumstances require it
  • Influence and negotiate to draw on support from other specialisms within the CTP Communications Team, and across the CTP network to produce highest quality and effective communications products (eg: Media, Campaigns, Partnerships, Change, Internal)
  • Exemplary quality assurance ability to ensure that all CTP products reach our highest standards
  • The ability to effectively represent the CTP Communications pillar, promoting our brand and reputation, presenting our work to relevant audiences, with confidence and knowledge of the benefit we bring to operational policing
  • Member of the Communications Senior Leadership Team: who together lead the comms pillar strategic direction, our people, organisational issues, budget and are advocates for our shared commitment to IDE in everything we do
  • Support the wider delivery effort of the CTP HQ communications team and crisis response as part of any national CT Major incident

Vetting

This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.

This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. 

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process.  Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.

Our Employee Commitments

Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.

Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve.  As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.

Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable). 

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 5th December 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks after the closing date.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1 week after hiring manager review.

www.metpolicecareers.co.uk

Essential Skills (Professional & Technical)

  • Significant experience (6+ years) of leading the development and successful delivery of large-scale communications strategies and programmes, fully aligned to support the wider business objectives.
  • Deep understanding of the use of audience insight and wider research to develop successful communications activity, and contribute to wider organisational strategy
  • Proven expertise in drawing on insight and knowledge to select the right approach to communications channels and content for the best outcome
  • Proven results in managing large programme and using delivery tools for forward planning, managing day-to-day activity, and identifying risks and opportunities
  • Innovative and with creative flair: accurate and compelling written and editorial skills, with expertise in designing content for different audience groups, purpose and formats
  • Skilled in delivering projects involving multiple stakeholders and partners
  • A highly credible presence with a track record in creating, managing and maintaining a professional network, with the ability to influence others internally and externally
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to work effectively and efficiently with senior officers and staff.
  • Highly confident at representing your organisation and delivering impactful and engaging presentations
  • Capacity and interest in taking on leadership for key thematic areas within the national network, for example Learning & Development, or Inclusion, Diverstiy and Equality
  • Experience and/or interest in crisis communications skills and ability to lead under significant pressure

Desirable Skills

  • Expert understanding of digital communications
  • Professional interest in the application of behavioural science to communications
  • Proficiency in using analytical tools and data to improve communications outcomes

Management Skills

  • Provides leadership, support and daily management of direct reports and others involved in the delivery of projects
  • Keenly attuned to the performance, welfare and wellbeing of their staff, putting in place support strategies where needed
  • Leads by example, role modelling ethics and values, and visibly demonstrates self-motivation, energy, creativity and a commitment to high-quality communication.
  • Conveys positivity and enthusiasm in meeting the challenges of difficult or complex tasks and unforeseen events, encouraging and supporting others to do the same.
  • Excellent planning skills, with flexibility and ability to quickly respond to changing priorities, including under pressure
  • Experience of managing relationships and work of external agencies, including budgets, timelines and standards to meet agreed objectives 
  • Experience of setting and managing a communications budget, utilising all communications channels necessary to delivery associated campaigns and strategies
  • Maintain strong contacts with communication teams across a full range of external partners, both to support day to day work, and to ensure an effective response during major incidents
  • Deputise for the Communications Senior Leadership Team as required.
English
Deputy Head of Communications
Disability Confident Statement 

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

Read our full disability confidence statement.


This opportunity is closed to applications.