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Strategic communications leader specialising in incident and crises
Ash Dobrock
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Overton, United Kingdom
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A communications leader with extensive media, corporate, policy, crisis, and incident experience gained across the public, private, and charity sectors. With a proven track record for turning organisational objectives into effective communications strategies, I have spent the last seven years as a communications leader for the UK government, gaining significant experience in incident response, strategic communications, and media management.
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United Kingdom
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Language
English
Fluently
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Ongoing relation / part-time
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2020 - ?
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Head of Communications
Cabinet Office.
Provide cross-Government communications support as part of the Government Communications Service Flex Team.
• Leading communications teams and projects through regular short-term assignments
based on emerging issues and priorities.
• Worked as Head of Strategy in the Cabinet Office Covid-19 Communications Hub and the Department of Health and Social Care in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Leading communications teams and projects through regular short-term assignments
based on emerging issues and priorities.
• Worked as Head of Strategy in the Cabinet Office Covid-19 Communications Hub and the Department of Health and Social Care in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Service, Support, Health, Office, Social
2014 - 2019
job
Deputy Head of Communications
Defra.
• Work with senior leaders to identify business priorities which set the strategic vision and intelligence led supporting activity for communications work.
• Lead a communications team responsible for communications planning, internal
communications, social media, media management, and incident response.
• Manage a 24 hour response function and maintain links with professional incident partners.
• Led the team through widespread organisational change including transfer to the civil
service.
• Lead a communications team responsible for communications planning, internal
communications, social media, media management, and incident response.
• Manage a 24 hour response function and maintain links with professional incident partners.
• Led the team through widespread organisational change including transfer to the civil
service.
Social Media, Management, Service, Social, LED
2014 - 2014
job
Media Manager
Environment Agency.
Managed team of Senior Media Officers as a short-term assignment, proving a link to local
media and responsible for delivery of media and social media output.
media and responsible for delivery of media and social media output.
Social Media, Social, Manager
2014 - 2014
job
Media Centre Team Leader
NATO Summit.
Managed team of volunteers at NATO Summit in Cardiff, providing support to over 1000
international journalists and working to support government's communications objectives.
international journalists and working to support government's communications objectives.
Support, International
2010 - 2012
job
Communications Manager
The Abbeyfield Kent Society.
Managed online presence, including social networks and company website and maintained
links with local, national, and industry media.
• Planned and managed organisation events and functions, and department budget.
links with local, national, and industry media.
• Planned and managed organisation events and functions, and department budget.
Budget, Website, Organization, Online, Social, Manager
2009 - 2010
job
Media Officer
The National Trust.
• Managed online presence, organised press visits and photo calls, and managed links with media.
• Created material for use in communications campaigns, including newspaper adverts,
online banners, and posters.
• Created material for use in communications campaigns, including newspaper adverts,
online banners, and posters.
Online
2006 - 2007
job
Media Assistant
Lo Recordings.
• Maintained and developed label and artist websites.
• Organised events, including marketing, budgeting, booking and licence compliance.
• Organised events, including marketing, budgeting, booking and licence compliance.
Marketing, Websites, Compliance, Booking
My education
2011
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2012
PR Academy
Bachelors, Public Relations
Bachelors, Public Relations
2005
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2008
London Metropolitan University
Bachelors, Media Management
Bachelors, Media Management
1999
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2001
Boston College
BTEC, National Media Studies
BTEC, National Media Studies
1994
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1999
Carres Grammar School
GCSEs, Pass level A-C
GCSEs, Pass level A-C
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