Job Description

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Reference number

402301
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Salary

58,918 - 70,450
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7###

Contract type

Permanent###

Type of role

Communications / Marketing###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Wales

About the job

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Job summary

Working for the Head of Communications for Climate Change and Rural Affairs (CCRA), this role will lead and manage climate change strategic communications, as well as the planning and digital functions within the team. The strategic communications function plans our day-to-day communications activity on climate change and environment working closely with press office and with officials across CCRA to help deliver our annual communications strategy.

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Job description

The post holder/s will form and build relationships with key officials and Special Advisors to help design communications strategies that support the delivery of the Programme for Government and First Minister priorities. They will work with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change advising on the best communications approaches.


This is a wide-ranging role that leads on communications for climate change, flooding, drought, nature, biodiversity and the wider environment. The role also leads the digital function across the team, with responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of a number of social media channels (on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X) and web content management and design services to the rest of CCRA.

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Person specification

Strategic communications lead for all climate change and environmental sustainability activities. Designing communications approaches to support the annual communications plan - including ministerial visits, announcements, storytelling and handling reactive issues (working closely with press office). Advising ministers on communications issues and handling, working with Special Advisors to agree advice. Building and owning relationships with key delivery partners (Natural Resources Wales, Welsh Water and Met Office). Managing the strategic planning function for the team, leading on long and short term communications planning. Leading a team of six who deliver the digital communications function for the wider team (line managing one SIO). ###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service ###

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:


Can build and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, internal and external

Benefits

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Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.


The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:

2 stage process

Stage 1 Application Form


Stage 2 Interview


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Climate Change Email : ClimateChange.CommsMA@gov.wales
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Recruitment team

* Email : SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales