Head of Communications

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Salary up to £71,781 market supplement possible for exceptional candidates

Sheffield is England's fourth largest city, the birthplace of UK electronica, and the greenest city in the UK. It's also Time Out's pick for the no. 2 City Break destination in Europe.

We've got an amazing heritage of inventing, making and grafting, plus all the food, theatre, street art, gigs, bars, clubs and festivals you could wish for. So Sheffield's already firmly on the radar for connoisseurs and influencers. But there are still some people who don't know the story of our city's remarkable past and astonishing future - and your job is to make sure our name stays in lights.

This vital role is going to make Sheffield shine brighter. You'll be an active, inspiring leader and a respected manager of the Communications team, providing a supportive, stretching and accomplished professional example that ensures we set a benchmark for high performance. You'll be accountable for highly strategic external campaigns, engaging internal communications, and deftly responsive tactical activity.

We're looking for candidates with an exceptional track record through the line, lots of ideas to try out, and the admiration of their peers. Your influencing ability and finely-honed judgement will rapidly establish trust and credibility with every audience. Skilled at providing nuanced, practical communications advice to colleagues at all levels - including elected members and senior officers - you'll be the go-to person for rapid impact both within and beyond the organisation.

For further information please go to Current Opportunities with Sheffield City Council :: Faerfield or contact our recruitment partners Faerfield Helen Sawbridge hsawbridge@faerfield.co.uk

or Martin Tucker mtucker@faerfield.co.uk to arrange a conversation

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.