Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead role

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks a Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead to shape the Digital Wing narrative and drive awareness, engagement, and advocacy across the organisation. You will ensure leadership and stakeholders understand not only what is delivered, but why it matters and how it contributes to future outcomes.

You will develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy, create stakeholder engagement plans, and produce leadership briefings.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering corporate communications strategies.
• Ability to plan and coordinate stakeholder engagement activities.
• Ability to create executive briefs and key messages.
• Experience in event and engagement planning and delivery.
• Proven capability to develop compelling communications content.

Responsibilities

• Develop programme communications strategy to support the Digital Wing.
• Create stakeholder engagement plans and timelines.
• Produce leadership briefings and communications for senior audiences.
• Support change and adoption activities across the programme.
• Coordinate announcements and updates to stakeholders and media where required.
• Develop communication materials and artefacts for the programme.
• Manage branding and narrative consistency across communications.
• Support showcase activities and measure communication effectiveness.

Skills

Corporate communications

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic communications planning

Executive briefing development

Event and engagement planning

Content creation

Job description

COMMUNICATIONS & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT LEAD

Grade: SEO

Start Date: 01 September 2026

Contract Length: 6 months

Rate: £

Purpose of Role:

The Communications Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining the Digital Wing narrative, creating awareness, engagement and advocacy across FCDO while ensuring stakeholders understand not only what is being delivered, but why it matters and how it contributes to the future FCDO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop programme communications strategy
• Create stakeholder engagement plans
• Produce leadership briefings and communications
• Support change and adoption activity
• Coordinate programme announcements and updates
• Develop communication materials and artefacts
• Manage programme branding and narrative
• Support showcase and demonstration activities
• Measure communication effectiveness

Additional responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the Digital Wing story and vision
• Translate complex concepts into compelling stakeholder narratives
• Create excitement and momentum around the programme
• Support leadership engagement and stakeholder alignment
• Identify and promote early success stories and programme outcomes
• Support Innovation Centre and Media Centre showcase activities
• Develop showcase and demonstration strategies
• Support Steering Group and leadership engagement

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Corporate communications experience
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic communications planning
• Executive briefing development
• Event and engagement planning
• Content creation

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Government communications experience
• Internal transformation programmes
• Change communications
• Media and communications environments

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.