Senior Communications Officer in Crewe, Cheshire

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