Head of Communication and Political Advocacy
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Head of Communication & Political Advocacy
London, Victoria
Permanent Contract
£73,427 - £87,668 (plus inner London Weighting £3,160)
Prospect is a leading trade union delivering support, representation, and a collective voice for 158,000 members. We employ around 250 staff.
Our members want to succeed at work. They work across the public and private sectors, in a diverse range of specialist occupations, in aviation, defence, public services, energy, science, heritage, creative and digital. We negotiate by using evidence, advocacy, and building effective partnerships – while never being scared to use our membership strength to challenge employers when they get things wrong.
Diversity is a core value of the trade union movement, and we are passionate about promoting equality at work and we are committed to it for our staff; therefore, we are particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
Prospect is a great place to work - this role has access to our high-quality defined benefit pension scheme and 33 days annual leave each year. We offer a good work-life balance, flexible working options and offer support for training and development.
We are seeking a Head of Communications & Political Advocacy to manage, lead and develop the Communications team within Prospect.
The role is a senior post and part of our Management Team. It requires an individual with a relevant professional background and considerable experience of political influencing and lobbying. Whilst Prospect is politically independent the successful candidate will be leading our communications output and advocacy to support the various sectors of the union and the Senior Management Team. The individual will be a strategic thinker demonstrating an understanding of the industrial, regulatory, and political context in which our members work. The ability to build effective relationships at all levels with political stakeholders is key, as is an understanding of how we can use the media and other channels to advocate for members. Whilst the role is London based travel will be required.
This role will manage and lead communications team staff to ensure they provide support and advice to members and branches and that Prospect continues to grow its membership and influence. It involves developing strategies and managing relationships with the media and government.
Essential
- Highly-developed influencing skills, with the ability to command the confidence of various colleagues and our senior and management team
- Outstanding communications skills
- Well-developed IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office/365 suite, Outlook and Teams
- Ability to develop and deliver strategy
- Demonstrable leadership experience and capacity to take ownership when dealing with difficulties. The ability to manage a range of communication with professionals and ensure they are developed and meet their objectives
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, representatives, members, ministers and wider stakeholders
- Have strong planning, organising, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Want to make the world of work better for everyone through promoting membership and the values of the trade union movement.
Desirable
- Project management and/or campaigning experience
Application Information
For further details please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk and to apply please select ‘apply now’.
The job specification is at the bottom of page to assist with your application.
Closing date: 2 September – NOON (CVs alone will not be accepted)
Interviews will be held on 16 September 2024 in our London office.
Prospect Union is committed to create a diverse environment and is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All our applicants will be given careful consideration for employment regardless to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status.
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About us
Prospect is a leading trade union that delivers advice, support, representation and a voice for our members. We are a not-for-profit organisation with over 250 staff helping to support more than 150,000 people in specialist, professional and technical roles across the private and public sectors. The Bectu Sector of Prospect represents both employees and freelancers working in Film, TV, Broadcasting and theatre and live events.
Our members want to get on at work. They work in a diverse range of professions, including energy, science, engineering, heritage, defence, entertainment and digital. As a union for modern working life we aim to get the best deal for our members by using evidence and building partnerships – while never being scared to call employers out when they get things wrong.
Our priorities are to grow our membership through attracting new members and to improve our impact, whether that is helping members win improvements at work or changing the policy environment which affects them.
Diversity is an important value for the trade union movement, and as an organisation we are passionate about promoting equality and equity at work and are committed to it for all our staff; we would be particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
Prospect is a great place to work - We offer a good work-life balance, flexible working options and offer support for learning and development.
Employee benefits
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