Head of Engagement and Communications

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Engagement and Communications to join their dedicated team.

Location: London, EC4Y 9BT

Salary: Starting salary of £63,000 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

About Middle Temple:

As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers. The Inn awards just over a million pounds in scholarships each year, with the majority going to students commencing the bar vocational training course, some to students doing a post-graduate law conversion course, plus smaller amounts for ad hoc overseas placements, essay prizes etc.

The Inn’s mission is to support the rule of law in the UK and overseas, especially Common Law jurisdictions, and carries this out by providing extensive education opportunities and support to its members across the world.

Head of Engagement and Communications – The Role:

As a member of the senior management team, the post holder will work to ensure that Middle Temple communicates effectively with both internal and external audiences using the most appropriate and effective methods possible.

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in managing the communications function in an organisation and have a background in publishing, journalism, graphic design or heritage. This would also be a fantastic fit for you if you have previous management experience and have strong political and cultural sensitivity with a willingness to embrace the culture of Middle Temple.

Head of Engagement and Communications – Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for all Middle Temple’s communications, including both routine messages as well as promotional material, bespoke campaigns and the content for the website for external audiences and the staff of the Inn

- Plan, design and deliver Middle Temple’s communications strategy and plan to communicate and promote educational and membership events

- Oversee the development of brand guidelines and ensure that the brand is adopted and consistent across all communications

- Create the regular weekly mailing to members of the Inn

- Represent the communications function to the staff of the Inn and brief them

Head of Engagement and Communications – You:

- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

- Middle Temple has a strong belief in, and actively engages with, a series of programmes to promote and achieve equality, diversity and inclusion.  The successful candidate will be expected to align themselves with this element of the Inn’s ethos

- Political and cultural sensitivity

- Ability to work on own initiative

- Ability to contribute positively to the work of the team and work collaboratively with colleagues

- Ability and willingness to learn new skills

- Ability to be flexible and attend work (e.g. meetings, events) outside the normal working week

Head of Engagement and Communications – Benefits:

- Generous Annual leave entitlements

- Life Assurance

- Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)

- Private Medical Insurance (including gym membership)

- Medical Cashback Scheme (e.g. for dental, optical)

- Generous Pension (12% employer contribution)

- Season Ticket Loans

- Access to a Range of Learning & Development Opportunities

- Opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique, and historical setting in central London

Closing date: 10am 14th April 2025

Interviews: 25th April 2025

Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To submit your application for this exciting Head of Engagement and Communications opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.