Senior Communications Officer (Change & Transformation)
Location: North West
Contract: 12-week initial contract
Rate: £26.86 per hour (Umbrella)
Working Pattern: Full-time

Overview

A large local authority is seeking a Senior Communications Officer to lead strategic communications supporting a major transformation and improvement programme. The role will shape the organisation's narrative, strengthen reputation, and ensure clear, consistent messaging across staff, members, partners and residents during a significant period of change.

Key Responsibilities

Lead delivery of a portfolio-wide communications and engagement strategy
Develop and maintain a clear transformation narrative across all channels
Ensure consistent messaging across programmes, projects and services
Advise senior leaders on reputational risk and communications approach
Deliver multi-channel campaigns including internal comms, digital and video
Produce briefings, toolkits, FAQs and organisation-wide updates
Support alignment of communications across services and reduce duplication
Line manage and develop two communications professionals
Monitor and evaluate campaign effectiveness

About You

Strong experience in strategic communications within a complex organisation
Background in transformation or corporate communications
Confident advising senior stakeholders in politically sensitive environments
Excellent writing, storytelling and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience managing reputational risk and crisis communications
Previous line management experience
Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change