Senior External Relations Manager
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Job Title: Senior External Relations Manager
Salary: £47,063 to £57,963 plus £2,623 location allowance. You will receive £47,063 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £57,963 will be via incremental progression.
Location: New Scotland Yard
More Challenges. More Excitement. More Opportunities. Be At The Heart Of A Changing Service.
This is an exciting time to be working as a Senior External Relations Manager for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Senior External Relations Manager, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.
External Relations is situated at the heart of the Met providing advice and briefing to the Commissioner and senior management of the MPS. The team manages the relationships with key political stakeholders, such as MOPAC and the Home Office. We ensure the Commissioner is properly briefed on issues concerning key stakeholders, including set-piece events such as the Police and Crime Committee (PCC) and regular meetings with the Mayor. The team also look after non-CT engagement with overseas law enforcement agencies, and manage the Commissioner’s correspondence.
As an External Relations Manager you will play a key role in the management of the Met’s external relations service. The postholder will be required to be driven, forward thinking and able to communicate across the breadth of our key stakeholder groups. Principal focus will be upon preparing the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for their interactions with senior Government figures, the Mayor’s Office and MOPAC, London MPs and, on the international side, advising on their engagements with senior foreign visitors to the UK and maintaining a wide network of contacts with foreign diplomatic representations in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the Head of External Relations and Chief of Staff in managing the Commissioner’s regular meetings with political figures including: the Home Secretary and Policing Minister, and Mayor of London and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Ensuring regular contact between the Commissioner and London Members of Parliament (and other Parliamentarians where appropriate), organising briefings, building relationships and identifying opportunities for proactive engagement
- Advising the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner on their public scrutiny meetings, preparing briefings and working closely with colleagues at MOPAC / City Hall where appropriate
- Advising the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner on their engagements with foreign visitors to the MPS ensuring they have cross-Whitehall coordinated briefing and that the meetings are in support of pre-identified policy objectives;
- Lead on coordination of international engagement in the MPS (non-operational) including inward visits to the MPS and requests for briefing from high level politicians and dignitaries
Other Responsibilities Include:
- Overseeing MPS input to Mayor’s Question Time, working with senior MPS colleagues and MOPAC to ensure joined up responses which reflect MPS position
- Support the wider work of the External Relations Team in developing stakeholder engagement plans for emerging issues and remaining flexible to providing cover for other briefing requirements as needed
- Line Management of Band C External Relations Officer
To apply, please visit our website to download a role specific information pack and click on the link to complete and submit the online application form. You will also be required to submit a detailed CV and a personal statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23.55pm on 9th February 2020.
Failure to supply all the relevant documents will result in your application being terminated.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations
Essential Criteria:
- The successful individual should have experience of managing external relations within an organisation subject to extensive political and media scrutiny.
- An ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders is essential and the post holder must be able to see across multiple business areas drawing together a coherent narrative, spotting risks and opportunities and taking a proactive approach to engagement.
- The individual will be required to support the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Management Board of the MPS and as such must have briefing, interpersonal and communications skills of the highest order.
- A flexible working style and ability to balance a range of tasks to tight deadlines is essential.
Desirable Criteria:
- An understanding of policing, foreign affairs and the Whitehall security architecture will be advantageous as will the ability to quickly understand and interpret business imperatives.
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with 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 ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.