Head of Communications and Engagement

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000

Location: Hybrid working, London (Minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Are you a strategic communications leader with exceptional editorial judgement and a proven ability to operate in fast-paced, high-profile environments?

We are recruiting for a Head of Communications and Engagement on behalf of a respected organisation working at the forefront of the energy and climate debate. This is an exciting senior leadership opportunity for an experienced communications professional who can shape and deliver organisation-wide communications and engagement strategies, lead a talented team, and ensure impactful engagement across media, digital and parliamentary channels.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, you will lead the organisation's external communications and engagement function, ensuring all activity is strategically aligned, well-coordinated and delivered with pace, accuracy and impact.

You will oversee media relations, digital communications, parliamentary and stakeholder engagement, and rapid response activity, acting as the central point of coordination for organisational messaging and editorial decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering the organisation's communications and engagement strategy in response to current strategic priorities.
• Leading, motivating and managing a multidisciplinary communications team.
• Coordinating communications and engagement activity across multiple programmes and projects.
• Leading rapid-response communications and identifying opportunities in response to a fast-moving debate.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with journalists, broadcasters and key stakeholders.
• Providing strategic communications advice to colleagues and senior leaders.
• Managing organisational reputation and communications risk.
• Maintaining high standards across all communications and engagement channels.
• Using data, analytics and audience insight to evaluate impact and improve performance.

About You

We are looking for a confident and proactive communications leader with the credibility and expertise to operate at a senior level.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience leading a communications, public affairs or engagement function.
• Experience of line managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrable experience developing and implementing strategic communications and media plans.
• Strong editorial judgement, including handling politically sensitive and high-profile issues with experience of maintaining high quality standards.
• Experience identifying, assessing and managing reputational risk.
• Strong understanding of the UK political and policy environment.
• Experience integrating digital communications into wider strategic communications activity and adapting content and messaging across platforms.
• Excellent project management skills with experience of coordinating multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Experience building senior-level relationships across media, policy or related sectors.
• Experience using analytics, audience insight and data to evaluate and improve communications effectiveness.
• A highly proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to take initiative and drive delivery.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience leading rapid-response communications in a fast-moving news environment.
• Experience in climate, energy, environmental policy or related sectors.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a highly influential organisation working at the cutting edge of developments in climate and energy policy. You will play a pivotal role in driving communications strategy, influencing key audiences and supporting organisational growth and impact.

To discuss this role further, please contact Hannah at Not For Profit People.