Senior Communications & Engagement Lead in MPT TRANSFORMATIONAL DELIVERY

Senior Communications and Engagement Manager 

Transformation Delivery Division, Monetary Policy Transformation Programme

23-month Fixed Term Contract

Leeds/London/Debden

 

Monetary Policy Transformation Programme 

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of one of the Bank’s new strategic initiatives, delivering a once-in-a-generation change to the way the Bank conducts monetary policy. 

The Monetary Policy Transformation Programme will enable the Bank to respond fully to the recommendations of the Bernanke Review into forecasting for monetary policy making and communication, and so help the Bank to:

1. Modernise and develop “close to the frontier” competencies in terms of the Bank’s processes, expertise, modelling and data infrastructure. 
2.  Build effective mechanisms for continuous improvement, to help maintain our capabilities close to the frontier of monetary policymaking internationally.
3. Leverage those capabilities, to deliver more transparent communications and support monetary policymaking in a wide range of circumstances, including heightened uncertainty, large shocks and structural change. 

Job Description

We are introducing a new role of Senior Manager for Communications and Engagement within the Transformation Delivery Division of Monetary Policy Transformation (TDD). 

This role will be responsible for establishing comprehensive Communication and Stakeholder Engagement strategies for Monetary Policy Transformation. Specifically;

• External communication 
  • Establishing a wide-reaching community for sharing information and collaborating with Central Banks, academics and industry regarding Monetary Policy Transformation and continuous improvement. 
  • Proactively identifying opportunities to raise visibility and understanding of the Bank’s ambitions and progress for MPT externally 
  • Contributing and supporting with content for external stakeholders with MPT content, including speeches, suggested lines for TSC, Annual Report and official briefings
• Internal communication
  • Campaigns to build awareness, understanding and engagement with MPT within MA and more widely across the Bank
  • Ensure strategies incorporate consideration of different audiences and levels of understanding 
• Defining the communication and engagement capabilities needed beyond the MPT Programme, ensuring a long-term ability to engage with Monetary Policy stakeholders. This should be achieved by collaborating with a range of business areas across the Bank and comparable functions in the Central Banking community to define the future state (and continuous improvement) of communication and engagement capabilities for Monetary Policy. This will feed into wider work on the capabilities required in the areas supporting monetary policy to ensure that we have an effective operating model for our monetary policy work.
• The role will also involve planning and oversight of events, measuring engagement, and continuously improving communication capabilities. 

 

Please note that interviews for this role will take place in September. 

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining an external stakeholder community for information sharing and collaboration.
• Developing and executing a strategy for external communications around the Monetary Policy Transformation (MPT) programme.
• Creating external communication products and identifying opportunities to raise visibility and understanding of the Bank’s MPT ambitions and progress.
• Work with the External Engagement Division, Communications Directorate and Markets Division to ensure alignment of engagement and communication activities.
• Contribute to external stakeholder content, including speeches, briefing lines, and updates for the Bank’s Annual Report.
• Develop an internal communications plan to increase awareness, engagement, and support for MPT among staff within Monetary Analysis (MA) and across the wider Bank.
• Identify and own mitigation of communication-related risks.
• Collaborate with other business areas to define the enduring communications and engagement capability for the Monetary Analysis area post-transformation.
• Design the future state of the communications function once MPT’s initial objectives are delivered.
• Set performance metrics and feedback mechanisms for this function and collaborate across directorates to ensure a well-functioning, integrated approach to engagements related to MPT.

 

Number of direct reports: 3

Role Requirements:

Minimum Criteria 

• Demonstrable experience of strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, within high profile, externally facing programmes or change initiatives.
• In depth understanding of central banking and monetary policy concepts and experience of communicating both internally and externally on technical subjects independently.
• High level of technical/professional knowledge in both external and internal communications.
• Knowledge of central bank external engagement policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Experience in developing communication strategies and plans for different audiences and channels.
• Experience working as a communications senior manager, ideally within the public sector or financial industry.

 

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working in, or with Monetary Analysis 
• Knowledge or keen interest in Monetary Policy Transformation 
• Experience in delivery of change Familiarity with tools and techniques for measuring engagement (e.g., surveys, intranet analytics).
• Knowledge of Bank of England external engagement policies, procedures, and protocols
• Formal qualifications in communications, journalism, marketing, or similar 

 

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve. 

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month.  Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements.  Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

We offer a salary as follows:

Leeds circa £76,240 - £85,770

London circa £84,720 - £95,310

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.  The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.  
• 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits. 
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

 

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy.  Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance.  As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited.  The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful.  Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

The assessment process will comprise of two stages.

This role closes on 10 September 2025.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.