JNCC
Director of Communications and Engagement
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Ref No: 2026050
Grade: G6
Type of appointment: 2-year FTA or Secondment
Location: Peterborough, Cardiff or Aberdeen
Team: Communications and Corporate Affairs - Directors Office
Closing Date: 23:55 on Monday, August 31, 2026
Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Background
We are advertising this vacancy through the Civil Service Jobs website.
For more information on the role, please go to Civil Service Jobs.
For information on how to apply through Civil Service Jobs, go to Guidance and advice for candidates using the Civil Service Jobs website.
Apply before 23.55 on Monday 31 August 2026.
Role responsibilities
Leading the team and contributing across the organisation
- Lead a respected, high-performing communications and engagement function, strengthening capability, influence and strategic impact, supporting cross-organisation relationships, while managing resources, performance, budget and priorities.
- Contribute to an experienced senior leadership team, sharing responsibility for organisational performance, culture and delivery of JNCC’s organisational strategies.
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Strategic communications and external engagement
- Lead an integrated communications and external engagement strategy that strengthens JNCC’s role as the UK’s trusted, independent scientific adviser on nature and maximises its reach, influence and impact.
- Coordinate JNCC’s approach to stakeholder engagement, supporting senior leaders and colleagues to build influential relationships beyond the environmental sector, across government, business, academia and international partners.
- Develop clear, compelling communications – including social media – that translate complex evidence into accessible messages and show why nature matters to policy, economic resilience and national security.
- Act as a trusted adviser to the Executive Committee, Chief Executive and Chair, providing expert counsel, constructive challenge and sound judgement on communications, reputation and stakeholder engagement.
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Organisational communications and engagement
- Build on the team’s strong foundations to deliver strategic internal communications that connect colleagues to JNCC’s vision, strategy, priorities and organisational change.
- Support the Chief Executive, Chair and Executive Committee in communicating strategic priorities, key messages and change.
For more information on the role, please go to the Civil Service Jobs website.
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