Communications and Engagement Manager: Corporate Communications
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 6EU |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75725912 |
Summary
Contract: Fixed Term until March 2027
Location: GMCA Tootal Building
Advert closing date: Monday 25th August 11.59pm
Interviews: W/C 1st September 2025
This is an exciting opportunity within an award-winning Communications and Engagement team at the heart of local government. In this pivotal role, you will provide specialist corporate, stakeholder and workforce communications and engagement at managerial level. This includes the delivery of strategies related to Greater Manchester’s devolution trailblazer deal and associated organisational change activities.
Reporting to the Communications and Engagement Senior Manager (Corporate Communications), you will support key stakeholders such as the Group Chief Executive, Mayor, Deputy Mayor and senior leaders. You will also work closely with counterparts at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Transport for Greater Manchester to ensure messaging and corporate communications are aligned as part of our Three Organisations, One Team ethos.
You will offer expert corporate and internal communications advice and will work closely with directorate and policy-focused teams to aid delivery. A core area of focus will be on complex or high-profile issues such as making sure the devolution powers driving our work are recognised and understood by colleagues, partners and the public.
Varied content creation such as video and copywriting (including in the first person) is a key element to this role.
Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to making a positive impact for our city-region.
About you:
The ideal candidate will have specialist knowledge of corporate communications techniques, approaches and procedures, as developed in a political environment and underpinned by theory and experience.
You will be committed to bringing our values to life, producing exceptional communications and engagement content and be a collaborative leader that can build relationships. You will lead and inspire a team to both deliver and develop their own skills. You will also be confident working in a complex and fast-paced, politically sensitive environment working to time-sensitive deadlines.
We are looking for someone who can easily and quickly adapt, with the ability to cope with uncertainty and change retaining a professional, calm and efficient manner.
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx
Mandatory Information:
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Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
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