Director of Communications and Engagement

WANTED: A Comms pro who can tell a story, embraces change, is excited by a strategic challenge and brings the best out of people! Our brilliant City is evolving, and this role will make a difference to our residents and colleagues. Are you ready for your next career move to the best communications and engagement role you'll ever have?

A bit about us

Liverpool is an exciting city with ambitions that require us to operate locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. We serve proud and passionate residents and communities and are on track to build an excellent Council.

This role will appeal to an ambitious, strategic and forward-thinking Communications leader who is familiar with forming collaborative partnerships with stakeholders internally and externally and who understands how to navigate within a political landscape that invites scrutiny.

In short, this role will provide you with the kind of professional challenge and professionalism you will naturally aspire to as an ambitious leader - as a Core City, our size means that we are large enough to provide the rich mix of complexities facing local government, but we are also agile enough to achieve our goals and ambitions through our solutions-focused approach. We need you to develop our neighbourhood engagement plan and build on our strengthening relationships with the Government. This role will provide you with the opportunity to make a significant difference to all around you, as well as a platform to enhance your career.

The role

This is a career-defining role and will be hugely rewarding.

You will have the chance to generate significant impact working with people from diverse roles and backgrounds. There is no perfect candidate; we want an individual who can help build on our existing award-winning communication successes and bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas.

To succeed in this field, certain skills and experiences are crucial. Working in a complex, high-pressure environment is essential, as is the ability to communicate effectively, develop strong interpersonal relationships, and lead and develop a compact but high-performing team.

Strategic influence is key; you will act as the communications adviser to senior politicians and officers. We want someone who can take an evidence-based approach to campaign planning whilst being able to act quickly and decisively during a crisis. The ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment will be critical to your success in this role.

This is an opportunity to bring your expertise and creativity to the table, contributing to a wide-ranging transformation programme that will have a lasting impact on the way the organisation operates and can deliver for the City.

We are proud of our world-famous, thriving City with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces - there's really something for everyone; come and join us!

Here is a link to our CEO, Andrew Lewis, talking about this exciting role in more detail: .

Our offer to you

• A 35-hour working week with a hybrid working model
• At least 31 days' holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 35 after 5 years' service (with an option to purchase further days)
• Agile working - a "Flexibility First" approach to agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the expectation
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme - option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high-quality learning
• Health and wellbeing offers, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work and travel pass schemes
• Drive Time - a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family-friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted gym memberships
• Employee volunteering scheme
• Medicash

If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Claire Harris ( ). There will also be opportunities to speak to senior LCC leaders during the process.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Thursday 16th January 2025.
Shortlisting: w/c 20th January 2025.
Interviews: 30th January and 10th February 2025.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at .