About the role: This is a pivotal leadership role in shaping and amplifying Elevare''s civic voice, public influence and reputation across education, skills and place-based reform. You will lead integrated policy, public affairs and communications strategies-positioning Elevare as a trusted thought and system leader locally, regionally and nationally. The role combines strategic policy leadership, external affairs, reputation and risk management, and high-impact communications and stakeholder engagement-ensuring Elevare''s work influences debate, informs decision-making, and contributes positively to civic outcomes across our College, Trust and Foundation. You will also provide support on corporate and internal communications where needed, including crisis communications, curating and writing thought leadership articles and collections, stakeholder communications, media relations, speech writing, podcasts, award submissions, bids and grant applications-and project management support for key strategic projects. About You (What we''re looking for) You will bring significant experience in PR, communications and/or external affairs, and you will be confident operating in complex, high-stakes environments across education and civic systems. You will have: Proven strategic stakeholder engagement and influencing experience. Strong media relations capability and excellent writing/content creation skills. Crisis communications experience (essential). Excellent interpersonal skills an