Senior Leader

Government Recruitment Service; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government recruitment agency is seeking a Communications Senior Lead to oversee the delivery of engaging communications products and events. The successful candidate will lead a team, ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders and the creation of clear messaging. Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment. This role involves national travel and strategic influence within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership capabilities with experience in coaching and mentoring teams.
• Ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders and achieve results.
• Strong communication skills to create clear messaging aligned with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coaching a team to develop skills.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective outcomes.
• Influencing and negotiating while applying governance rules.
• Monitoring and evaluating progress and impact.
• Evolving products and plans linked to organizational objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Communication

Project management

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