Strategic Communications Officer

Job description

Strategic Communications Officer

Vacancy Reference Number

22522

Number of Vacancies

1

(B) OCU

Communication & Engagement

Location

Westminster

Building

NEW SCOTLAND YARD

Band

Band E

Part/Full Time

Part Time

Type of Contract

Fixed Term

Contract Duration

12 Month

Job Advert

Job Title: Strategic Communications Officer

Salary: The starting salary is £21,736, which includes allowances totalling £1,805.

The salary is broken down as £19,931 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £21,324. Plus, a location allowance of £1,205 and a non-pensionable allowance of £600.

Location: New Scotland Yard, Westminster. You may be expected to work at other Met buildings across London as part of a blended working agreement. There are also some opportunities for remote working when appropriate.

Job criteria:

There is no greater mission than keeping London safe - and our people are how we achieve it.

The Metropolitan Police Service is transforming how it communicates, creating a more innovative, engaging and effective approach to reaching both its workforce and the public. We are looking for a creative, motivated and curious communicator to join our Strategic Communications team.

As a Strategic Communications Officer, you will support communications for key organisational priorities, pan-London operational activity and major corporate events. Working alongside experienced communications professionals, you will help turn complex issues into clear, engaging messaging that builds understanding, confidence and trust. Your work will help officers and staff understand organisational priorities, feel connected to the Met's purpose and take pride in the role they play in policing London. At the same time, you will help Londoners better understand the work of the Met, supporting transparency, trust and confidence in policing.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their communications career and gain experience across strategic communications, campaigns, events and engagement activity. You should have strong writing skills, an eye for detail and experience creating content and supporting communications projects.

You'll have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the Communication & Engagement function and the wider organisation, developing your skills while contributing to high-profile communications activity.

WorkPattern

The standard working pattern will be 21.6 hours a week, three days a week. One of the key deliverables of this role will be supporting on high-profile events, which may require early and late starts. Any requirement to do this will be detailed in advance and will carry overtime and/or unsociable hours payments.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button ". The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 31/08/2026.

Essential For The Role

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of events, ensuring activity is delivered effectively and to agreed deadlines.
• Experience creating communications products and materials, including toolkits, event content, presentations or audience-facing communications.
• Ability to translate complex, technical or sensitive information into clear, accurate and engaging content.
• Experience supporting the development and delivery of communication campaigns, including the use of audience insight, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work to deadlines.
• Strong written communication skills, including excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, adapting to changing priorities and responding to emerging requirements.
• Educated to degree level in journalism, marketing, communications or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Key result areas

• Support the planning and delivery of strategic communications activity aligned to organisational priorities, major corporate events and pan-London initiatives.
• Develop high-quality communications products across a range of channels, ensuring communications are accurate, timely and tailored to target audiences.
• Coordinate and deliver communications support for internal and external events, ensuring content, messaging and stakeholder engagement requirements are met.
• Work with colleagues across Communication & Engagement and the wider organisation to gather information, identify opportunities and ensure effective communication of key messages.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, providing communications support and helping to ensure consistent messaging across activity.
• Maintain awareness of emerging issues, organisational priorities and the wider media and stakeholder environment to help inform communications activity.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Met's mission of more trust, less crime and high standards through effective strategic communications and engagement.

Additional Information

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about .