Senior Leader

Government Recruitment Service; Harrow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government department is seeking a Communications Senior Lead to join their Delivery Hub team. This role focuses on creating accessible messaging and supporting internal engagement with a strong emphasis on collaboration and stakeholder management. The position demands strong leadership, proactive negotiation, and travel across the UK is required for meetings. Applicants should have proven skills in coaching and influencing at senior levels while ensuring effective outcomes across diverse areas.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills with experience in coaching and mentoring a team.
• Strong ability to influence and negotiate effectively at senior levels.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver communication products and events.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure content accessibility.
• Monitor progress and evaluate impact of delivery hub initiatives.
• Maintain directorate plans in line with organizational objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Influencing

Job description

Communications Senior Lead

Communications Senior Lead is a key role in the Delivery Hub team, requiring someone who can create clear, accessible messaging aligned with DWP and CFCD standards, supporting internal engagement and understanding of organisational priorities and objectives.

• Planning and delivery of Communications products and events, virtually and face to face
• Enabling across DWP and CFCD as a supportive Business partner function
• Close collaboration with many diverse stakeholder groups advising on content, accessibility and consistency

CBRS Senior Lead

CBRS Senior Lead assures the Directorate’s approach to compliance with Security, Data and Information requirements

• Leading CFCD collation of responses to Briefings for Freedom of Information requests and other departmental requests
• Identifying and mitigating key CFCD risks
• Working with functional teams on access to small systems which are specific and key to how the organisation delivers
• Ensuring effective controls are in place to keep CFCD secure

The Delivery Hub work is fast paced and interesting and gives Job Holders an opportunity to lead, influence and participate in working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across DWP. The ability to negotiate, engage, and influence at a senior level is essential.

The Delivery Hub is a National Team, travel for meetings is a key requirement across the UK, including overnight stays in UK locations.

Specific role tasks include:

• Strong leadership of a team, coaching and mentoring to develop skills

• Proactive collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring effective outcomes in a range of areas

• Ability to influence and negotiate tactfully, ensuring the right level of assurance and applying strict governance rules where applicable

• Lead progress monitoring, impacting and evaluation

• Maintain and continually evolve directorate products, plans and registers, linking to organisational objectives