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In order to meet our ambitious agenda for growth and to augment our existing capabilities, we need a Director of Communications to join our team to provide media and digital strategic oversight for HJS and to act as an integral part of the senior management team.

This position is an opportunity for a motivated and well-rounded individual to work in a pivotal and challenging role where no two days are the same, and which provides the opportunity for career growth in an organisation looking to evolve domestically and internationally. Above all though, we want you to be passionate about our issues and hungry to make a difference in the public policy world – recognising that this is not a normal 9-5 job where you switch off once you turn off your laptop because (a) you don’t want to and (b) you understand that this is not how the policy world works. The rewards, both professionally and personally are vast, as some of the stellar names who have passed through our ranks are now shining examples of, but they require dedication and commitment to achieve.

This is a proactive role that will require you to build support and interest for HJS and its policies and spokespersons, through working closely with the traditional and new political media. With colleagues you will be playing a lead role in identifying and exploiting communications and media opportunities, producing material to assist with this process and managing and assisting colleagues with their own media profiles.  The position will also involve overseeing our digital operation at HJS, with the overall remit being to enhance the communications ability of the organisation – and its media profile in particular – to opinion formers, decision makers and the general public, in the UK and internationally.

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Please click on the Apply button below for more information and when applying please clearly state that you saw the role through the PubAffairs network.

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  • Fill out the short form below and upload your CV.

Closing date

The closing date for applications for this post is 11:59pm on Friday 5th September 2025