The General Dental Council (GDC) is recruiting for a Senior Communications Manager to join our team on a full-time, fixed-term contract for 18 months. This role is Hybrid (2 days per week spent working from the GDC s office in central London) and in return you''ll receive a competitive salary of £58,700 to £69,059 per annum. About us: Our primary purpose is to protect the public and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals'' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education. Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints. About the role of Senior Communications Manager: To use strategic communications to build understanding, influence debate and shift perceptions, to positively impact the quality and quantity of oral healthcare delivered across the UK. To lead the external communications strategy and put audience insight at the centre of developing plans for what, when and how we communicate. To work closely with engagement, media, policy and operational teams to bring together insight and ideas to develop communication strategies, inform communication objectives, craft messages and lead and con