Communications and Engagement Manager in City of London

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications & Engagement Manager on an 18-month fixed term contract to play a key role in delivering one of our major corporate priorities.

At the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), our purpose is to drive confidence and trust in legal services. We regulate over 200,000 solicitors and 9,400 law firms across England and Wales, making sure professional standards remain high and that the public is protected. High Volume Consumer Claims (HVCC) are a rapidly evolving area of the legal sector. As we deliver our ambitious multi-year programme of work in this space, we are recruiting a Communications & Engagement Manager to lead and deliver our strategic communications.

Working closely with our External Communications and Consumer Policy teams, you will shape and deliver impactful communications plans, manage stakeholder engagement activities and ensure that complex policy developments are explained clearly and accessibly to a wide range of audiences. In this role, you will ensure that our regulated community, consumers and stakeholders remain informed, engaged and confident in the changes ahead. This is a high-profile area of work, offering the chance to influence understanding across the sector and support the delivery of one of our most significant corporate programmes.

What's in it for you:

• Play a leading role in high-impact communications for a major regulatory project
• Work closely with colleagues across external communications, consumer policy, public affairs and internal comms
• Create and deliver integrated campaigns across digital, media, internal and stakeholder channels
• Shape strategic engagement around formal consultations, policy development and implementation phases
• Help us innovate and refine how we communicate complex regulatory changes
• Gain exposure at senior levels and contribute to work with national visibility
• Additional 3% of annual basic salary for you to choose the benefits that best suit your lifestyle and personal situation
• Pension - We will contribute 1½ - 2 times your contribution, up to 12.25%. So, if you contribute 7%, you will enjoy the maximum combined contribution of 19.25%.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• £25 contribution to a monthly health and wellbeing portal. The portal provides access to more than 5,000 products, experiences and services.
• Access to employee discount vouchers for savings on High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• Life Assurance cover of 4 times basic salary.

What we're looking for:

• Demonstrable experience of turning communications strategies into clear, timely and effective communications plans, with an understanding of the importance of taking a strategic, objective-led and user focused approach.
• Significant experience of working at a senior/project management level within a communications team
• Ability and experience of working alongside policy colleagues to project manage, shape and deliver instructional/policy content designed for a professional audience
• Proven ability to quickly understand and interrogate policy positions and documents, in order to provide succinct and impactful briefings, presentations and communications support products in a timely manner
• Understanding and ability to plan, manage and co-ordinate stakeholder outreach programmes across a range of external organisations and audiences, delivered through a combination of direct and indirect engagements face-to-face, or online.

We are recruiting for this role in our Birmingham, Cardiff, and London offices. You will be based in the office nearest to your location, with the expectation of working 1-2 days a week in the office and the remainder of the week from home. Some travel will be required to the SRA's other offices (usually to our Birmingham office), or for meetings with stakeholders or attendance at events.

The salary offer for this role is from £43,926.69 - £51,678.46 for Birmingham and Cardiff based and from £48,319.36 - £56,846.31 for London based, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

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To apply: Please click 'apply' to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the essential criteria listed under the 'what we are looking for' section above. To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages. To find out more about what it is like to work at SRA, view our videos.

Closing date for applications is 9 March 2026 at 09:00. Due to the requirements of this role, we are looking for the successful candidate to start by May. Please only apply if you can commence by this time.