Deputy Director of Engagement: Campaigns

Deputy Director of Engagement: Campaigns
Homebased - Flexible, United Kingdom

Executive Level 3 - £73,150 per annum

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week. Job-share will be considered. Talk to us about compressed hours.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:  Home-based or Office-based, flexible location.

Closing Date: Thursday 19th September 2024 at 11.59pm

Potential Engagement session: tbc (via Teams)
Potential Interview Date: tbc (via Teams)


This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

To apply for this role

Please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.

Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:
- Why you are suitable for this role
- How it supports your own development

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you….

If you’re looking to develop and inspire a brand-new campaigns function designed to help us achieve our goals and demonstrate real impact in our campaigns, this is a brilliant opportunity for you. You’ll lead a talented team of communicators, develop overarching campaign strategy and oversee campaign activity across a wide range issues and audience groups. You’ll love working on challenging and innovative projects, from encouraging the public to share their feedback on care and raising awareness of our annual State of Care report, to promoting understanding of what great care looks like in different services such as maternity, dementia and learning disabilities. You’ll be part of Engagement’s senior management team, striving every day to make CQC a great place to work, encouraging learning and development, equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as shaping Engagement’s business plan and strategic goals.


What we can offer you...

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme

- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service for you and your family, 24 hours a day
- Discounts for to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal recognition scheme
- Equipment and support for homeworking

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network.

What you will bring…

We’re looking for an experienced leader who combines great strategic communication and engagement knowledge right across the comms mix, with the ability to lead and inspire teams. You’ll be able to influence decision making at the most senior level and build advocacy beyond organisational boundaries. You’ll also be a trusted advisor to executive leadership and Board members. You’ll have a focus on impact and outcomes, inspiring the Campaigns team to continuously improve and create an environment where people are empowered to be creative, innovate and collaborate. Alongside your professional communication skills, you’ll be a visible leader on organisational priorities, working with peers to develop the talent, skills and resources across the Engagement team for maximum impact.

Individual adjustments...

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email.

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

For this role, we are particularly encouraging people from ethnically diverse communities and people with a disability to apply, who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.