Senior Leader

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

Job summary

A government agency seeks a Communications Senior Lead to oversee messaging aligned with organisational priorities. The role involves team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with DWP and CFCD standards. Candidates must demonstrate strong negotiation skills and the ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment, with travel across the UK required. This position is a great opportunity for someone looking to influence and shape communications strategy within a governmental context.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar communications role, specifically within a government or large organisation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and projects.
• Flexibility to travel for meetings within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team, coaching to ensure success.
• Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders for effective outcomes.
• Monitor progress and evaluate the impact of communications plans.
• Ensure compliance with DWP and CFCD standards.

Skills

Strong leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Business partnering

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