Sussex Police is looking for a dynamic, creative and highly experienced communications and engagement specialist to lead the force’s Corporate Communications and Engagement team. This role is critical in maintaining the trust and confidence of our communities and you will be pivotal in ensuring that Sussex Police deliver an outstanding service to the public.

Reporting into the Deputy Chief Constable, you will be an integral member of our extended Chief Officer team. As the Head of Profession and the strategic advisor to our Chief Officers you will experience unique leadership challenges which will see you leading the delivery of external communications ranging from organisational issues such as the force’s ambitious transformation strategy through to operational issues arising from major incidents. You will also be responsible for the effective management of internal communications to ensure that our workforce is highly engaged and motivated to deliver the Chief Constable’s strategy to Protect, Catch, Deliver. Finally, as a collaborated force, you will seek to build upon the close relationships with counterparts in Surrey Police to ensure a joined-up approach to those staff working within joint functions

.Based at Police Headquarters in Lewes, East Sussex, you will be expected to travel throughout Sussex and outside of county as required. You will also be required to work evenings and weekends when operational commitments determine. In return we offer a competitive benefits package which includes an excellent pension scheme, mileage allowance, opportunities for flexible and agile working, and executive health checks

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For this strategically important role we are looking for candidates who possess the followin

• g:Public-service centred individual with a track record in building public trust and confidence within communitie
• s.Exceptional leadership skills with extensive experience of leading outcome-focused team
• s.Substantial experience in a communications discipline or degree-level education or equivalent professional qualification with a commitment to Continued Professional Developmen
• t.Demonstrable experience of delivering major communications projects across multiple channel
• s.Exceptional influencing skills and the ability to develop effective working relationships within complex operational environments and across organisation
• s.Experience in delivering crisis management responses to emerging and ongoing critical incident
• s.Political acumen to ensure the effective stakeholder management during complex local and national structural change
• s.Strong ability to balance and manage conflict between short- and long-term priorities and reactive/proactive wor
• k.Effective budgetary management to deliver excellent value for mone

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Closing date for applications is 22nd June 2026 and interviews are on Friday 3rd July 2

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