.Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)Main purpose of job:To support the Governor and work closely with the Director of Strategy and the wider FCDO, HMG and BVI Government team.To be the lead policy officer for the Commission of Inquiry and support other policy matters as required.Lead on the communications strategy and delivery of communications for the Governor and his office.Support crisis planning.Roles and responsibilities:Commission of Inquiry (50%):Lead on the Governor's Office oversight and implementation of Commission of Inquiry recommendations.Support the Governor and Strategy Director in developing UK policy and handling COI implementation, proactively analyse and carry out in-depth fact finding to understand barriers to implementation and use sound judgement to identify the best approach or solution to a problem and presenting these clearly and effectively to a range of stakeholders.Ensure recommendations that fall under the Governor are delivered in a timely manner planning ahead to ensure recommendations are delivered on time and using appropriate judgement to take decisions when suitable, or escalating to others as appropriate.Track progress of delivery and provide regular updates to the Governor and wider stakeholders as required.Produce and maintain regular programme reporting documents for the Governor of all COI recommendations working closely with staff in the Governor's Office and BVI Government.Build strong relationships with Government of the Virgin Islands staff.Proactively identify any delays or risks to delivery in a timely manner and take appropriate actions when suitable, or escalating to the Director of Strategy and Governor as required.Support the delivery of law enforcement and justice recommendations working closely with law enforcement and justice policy lead and BVI Government.Communications (20%):Develop and own a strategic communications plan for the Commission of Inquiry working closely with other office staff to ensure all communications is integrated and joined-up with other communications.Develop and contribute to the Governor's Office wider communications strategy.Handle media queries and develop relationships with journalists in the Territory.Deliver timely and effective communications on the Commission of Inquiry identifying opportunities to disseminate key messages through the Governor being responsible for effective communication with the public.Support wider Government Office communications using social media and traditional media to highlight and promote the work of the Governor and Governor's Office.Lead on monitoring and measurement of communications activity and be responsible for continuously improving the communications strategy based on the evaluation communications activity.Policy support (20%):Support the policy leads in developing and implementing Governor's Office policy areas, this includes law enforcement, security and sanctions among others
