The Commission protects and promotes the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.

We are recruiting for a Communications Manager to manage and deliver the Commission’s communications and media relations activity.

The post has a remit to manage the Commission’s communication programme, providing advice to the Executive Leadership Team and senior management on key issues and developing strategies that support its role in influencing policy and opinion in the mental health, learning disability, dementia and related fields, and engendering a positive reputation for the Commission amongst its key external stakeholders.

The post is the expert on communications for the Commission, giving input at a strategic level but also being involved in the day-to-day communications work.

The post holder must have a degree in a relevant discipline, such as communications, media or journalism, and significant and current experience (usually 5 years or equivalent) of working in a communications role/field. Applicants must be able to demonstrate credibility with executive/senior management teams, experience of managing media relations, developing communication plans and strategies, and building stakeholder relations.