Junior Communications & Engagement Consultant; Defence

Firm

PA Consulting

Bristol, United Kingdom

Full‑time

Address:
The Distillery, Glass fields 1, 2 Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0GR, United Kingdom, Bristol BS2 0GR, GB

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Flexible working - We operate in a hybrid working environment where we come into a client site or office, at least two days per week.

Location:

Bristol, and client sites in the Southwest (M4 corridor)

Do you feel the desire to join a highly motivated team that aims to create positive and lasting changes in the world? Our Major Programme Services (MPS) team are looking for an exceptional Communications and Engagement specialist with significant experience working on digital transformation programmes within the Defence sector. MPS is in high demand and experiencing repeated successes in delivering value and excellence for our clients who are within daily commuting range from home.

Due to this success, we are expanding further across the UK.

MPS are client-facing consultants who are part of PA’s core Programme Transformation and Delivery capability Team, PA’s Centre of Excellence for all project, programme, and portfolio capability. We work across Defence, major projects & infrastructure, transport, and public sector taking on client‑facing roles on long‑term assignments.

As a Junior Communications and Engagement Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in developing, delivering, and implementing effective communication and engagement strategies that support goals, programmes, and change initiatives within complex digital transformation programmes. The role will ensure clear, consistent messaging and proactive stakeholder engagement to enable successful organisational change. Your collaborative, human‑centric, and value‑driven mindset will be crucial in delivering successful outcomes for our clients.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, shaping projects that drive meaningful impact.

• Design and deliver clear and compelling communication strategies to support digital programme communications, policies, and organisational change initiatives for Defence organisations.
• Work closely with the assignment manager to ensure programme communications are aligned with wider strategic communications across Defence.
• Identify, map, and proactively engage with a range of stakeholders including internal personnel, external partners, government agencies, and the wider Defence community, build trust and drive adoption.
• Create multi‑channel communication plans and produce clear, compelling, and accurate content, tailored to diverse audiences.
• Foster behaviour change through messaging, storytelling, and engagement activities.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with stakeholders to prepare the organisation for change and ensure alignment of messaging across all programme activities.
• Facilitate workshops and events to inspire individuals and teams as well as deliver usable outputs.
• Establish mechanisms…