Assistant Director of Communications

Interim Assistant Director of Communications

Based in London hybrid working

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We are supporting a London Borough in recruiting to an Assistant Director of Communications to help deliver a major campaign within the Borough and making it an even better place to live.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Assistant Director of Communications:

• Project management and creative direction for a major campaign encouraging pride in the Borough, showcasing partnership between the council and residents, and involving residents directly in helping make this borough an even better place to live
• Mentoring and coaching staff to deliver creative yet strategic comms and ensure an ongoing and developing narrative across channels and platforms
• Responsible for developing and overseeing planning, monitoring & evaluation and reporting mechanisms
• Oversee media buying, agency delivery and content plans
• Deputisation for the Corporate Director of Communications and Campaigns

Key Skills required of the Interim Assistant Director of Communications:

• Significant experience of developing and delivering local and/or national campaigns
• Solid leadership credentials, preferably but not necessarily exclusively in local or national government
• Political sensitivity and political savvy
• Excellent project management skills and experience across complex areas of delivery
• An inspiring task manager and leader of teams, particularly in contexts without direct line management of all members of the team in question
• Knowledge of media relations, digital, design & print, media buying

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Joseph Dalton on the London Local Government Recruitment team on or send your CV to

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