Transformation Programme Communications Lead (Edinburgh)

Aegon; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Discretionary bonus

Annual car allowance

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Parental leave

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Aegon UK is seeking a Programme Communications Consultant to lead colleague communications for a large transformation programme in Edinburgh. This fixed-term role focuses on shaping the communications approach, ensuring colleagues understand changes, implications and actions required, and coordinating across multiple workstreams.

You will create clear, engaging communications for colleagues, managers and leadership, manage approvals, and keep messaging timely and consistent.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in internal communications, change communications or programme communications.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale organisational change or transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leaders and project teams.
• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills.
• Experience developing communication strategies and integrated communication plans.
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple priorities and competing stakeholder demands.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Experience in creating communication toolkits, FAQs, manager resources and leadership briefings.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing the overall Programme communications plan.
• Coordinating communications across multiple programme workstreams.
• Creating colleague, manager and leadership communications.
• Managing approvals and governance across a range of stakeholders.
• Ensuring communications are timely, consistent and colleague focused.
• Supporting key programme milestones.

Skills

Internal communications

Change communications

Programme communications

Stakeholder management

Writing & editing

Storytelling

Communication strategy

Project management

Toolkits & leadership briefings

Prioritization & multitasking

Job description

Aegon UK is seeking a Programme Communications Consultant to lead colleague communications for a large transformation programme in Edinburgh. This fixed-term role focuses on shaping the communications approach, ensuring colleagues understand changes, implications and actions required, and coordinating across multiple workstreams.

You will create clear, engaging communications for colleagues, managers and leadership, manage approvals, and keep messaging timely and consistent.