Head of Assembly Communications - London Assembly

• Salary: £81,537 per annum
• Grade: 13
• Contract type: Fixed term or secondment until May 2024
• Reference: GLA2774
• Interview date: To be confirmed
• Application closing date: Thursday 01 September 2022 at 23:59 GMT

This is a really exciting opportunity for a highly skilled comms professional to play a leading role in shaping the work of the London Assembly.

The 25 Members of the London Assembly hold the Mayor to account, publicly examining policies and programmes on behalf of Londoners through committee meetings, plenary sessions, and investigations.

Balancing both strategic comms, news and digital, the Head of Communications has a critical role to play in promoting the work and role of the Assembly, building its impact and reach, and ensuring the Assembly's scrutiny work is reflective of the needs and concerns of Londoners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the London Assembly communications team.
• Develop and deliver a strategic communications strategy for the London Assembly, reflecting its 22/23 work programme.
• Work directly with Members of the London Assembly to provide support and guidance on comms and media issues.
• Support the Executive Director of Secretariat and Assistant Director, Scrutiny in planning and delivering the London Assembly Secretariat's work programme.
• Play a leading role in transforming the presentation of the London Assembly's work, with a particular emphasis on digital communication and putting diversity at the heart of the Assembly's work.
• Be an active member of the corporate leadership of the Secretariat and as a member of the Directorate Management team.

Candidate profile

• Have a proven track record of developing and delivering a broad range of external communications strategies, initiatives and techniques.
• Demonstrate proven impact in supporting organisations to shape and influence policy formulation by improving their profile and credibility.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the media and experience of using different communication approaches, including digital and social media.
• Have an exceptional ability to build relationships and influence senior stakeholders across a complex stakeholder environment, and, ideally, experience of working with or for those in political office.

Please take a look at our London Assembly recruitment video to find out more:

This role will be based at City Hall, in Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE). GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

This job is 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Diversity & Inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For more information on the GLA's approach to Diversity and Inclusion, please see Diversity and our values London City Hall

Benefits

• Good salary package.
• 30 days' annual leave.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Interest free bicycle loan.
• Career average pension scheme.