Communications Manager
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The Vacancy
| Job Title | Communications Manager |
| Hours | Full time with majority home working (minimum 4 days per month in the office) Happy to talk flexible working |
| Job level | £60,000 - £65,000 per annum- Band 4 |
| Location | High Holborn, London |
The Role
We are looking for an experienced strategic Communications Manager to join the newly formed Planning, Programmes and Engagement Department within the Bar Standards Board. The postholder will lead our communications and public engagement efforts. This role is key in shaping how we communicate to the public, media, and to our staff. Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring our messages are clear, engaging and effective.
Key responsibilities the postholder will undertake:
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Lead and manage a team to deliver high-quality internal and external communications activities
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Develop, implement and monitor the BSB’s communications and engagement strategy
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Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration and engagement
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Manage the media relations function, delivering clear messages while responding promptly to journalist queries.
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Develop and execute an internal communications strategy to keep employees informed and engaged
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Ensure the BSB’s website and publications are user-friendly, visually appealing, and effectively communicate key information.
Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include:
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Experience of managing journalists and the media in a high-profile environment
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Strategic thinking and planning skills
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Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing
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Delivery and Planning - Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables, meet deadlines and solve problems
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Relationship building and collaboration – Ability to work as part of a team, develop and maintain internal and external relationships including with senior colleagues, external stakeholder and journalists
Full details of the role requirements, and role specification can be viewed in the job description – see below/ attached).
The BSB
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and their professional practice and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest. We are responsible for setting education and training requirements, setting standards, authorising organisations, monitoring the service provided, and handling complaints. Barristers work at the heart of our justice system so BSB’s mission is fundamentally important to the maintenance of the rule of law.
Our people value our friendly and respectful environment, our support for flexible working, the opportunity to have a high degree of impact and our interesting, challenging, and varied work. More about our work can be viewed on our website, including our Strategic Plan for 2022-2025.
Working for the BSB
The Bar Standards Board offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including:
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Hybrid Working is the agreed way of working.
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We work from the office for a minimum of four days per month.
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Option to work from the office more and when there are team or organisational events.
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Up to 31 days annual leave, plus a holiday transfer scheme
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Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
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Parental leave and flexible working policies
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Plus a range of additional benefits, including gym classes, discounts and rewards.
Applying
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter, addressing the essential criteria from the person specification. We operate an anonymous recruitment process, to reduce the chance of unconscious bias from our process, please remove your name and other personal information from your CV and covering letter before submitting.
The Bar Standards Board is a Disability Confident Committed employer. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview. Candidates with a disability who require reasonable adjustments should contact Vivien Bock, HR Adviser on 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk to discuss arrangements.
The Bar Standard Board aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, maternity or pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status or gender re-assignment.
| Closing Date | Sunday 23 February 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Proposed Interview Date | Friday 7 March 2025 (in-person interview) |
| Contact Details | 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk |
About The Bar
The independent, practicing Bar of England and Wales is more than 16,500 strong and plays a crucial role in upholding the principles of government accountability under law and vindication of legal rights through the courts.
A strong and independent Bar exists to serve the public. As specialists, independent advocates, barristers enable people to uphold their legal rights, often acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society.
The Bar makes a vital contribution to the efficient and effective operation of criminal and civil courts. It provides a pool of talent, from increasingly diverse backgrounds, from which a significant proportion of the judiciary is drawn, and on whose independence the rule of law and our democratic way of life depends.
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