Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Lead – 6mths – SC - hybrid - £500pdy umbrella)

Our client is looking for an experienced Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Lead to be responsible for leading on the development of their communications and stakeholder management strategy and approach.

The role is hybrid with 2 days per week at either the London, Manchester or Bristol office.

The role is an SC cleared role, you will ideally hold current SC clearance.

You will be responsible for leading on engaging internal and external communications, including weekly and ad-hoc comms to departments, you will be able to manage this sensitively encouraging participation and mitigating concerns.

You will develop external facing communications and engagement products, working closely with the project team to enable you to respond to internal and external enquiries, maintain project FAQs, Lines To Take and Reactive Lines.

You will be expected to build close working relationships with central communications and press office colleagues, DSIT and Ministerial Private Office teams to enable this at pace

Experience required:

Extensive experience in leading communications and engagement for large scale digital transformation projects, with cross cutting supplier and stakeholder engagement involved.

Deep experience working closely with senior leadership at C-suite and/or ministerial level and be comfortable briefing upwards and at pace.

The ability to work at pace to deliver lines to take, briefings and correspondence responses to very tight timescales.

The ability to be a team player, being flexible to meet changing project requirements and supporting the wider team to ensure shared deadlines are met.

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