Transformation Communications Lead
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £450.0 to £550.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £550 per day (inside ir35) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, London, SW1A 2BL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4707537_1752512407 |
Summary
I am recruiting for an experienced Communications Lead to work for the Department for Business and Trade on an interim contract for 6-12 months. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a major transformation programme in DBT where you will help shape and deliver strategic communications during a period of significant change. SC clearance is required for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the internal communications strategy across the organisation, ensuring it aligns with transformation objectives
- Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure clarity and consistency in messaging
- Deliver targeted communications campaigns that support transformation goals
- Support the organisation and facilitate regular staff engagement events (e.g. town halls, updates) to maintain transparent communication during change
- Oversee and improve internal channels to ensure messages are timely, accessible, and well-received
- Develop and implement innovative, compelling and appropriately toned communications in an internal comms/change setting
- Manage one direct report, providing leadership and development opportunities
- Measure and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of transformation communications
Essential Skills and Experience
- A proven track record of delivering communications, particularly during periods of change or restructuring
- Experience working in a complex or matrixed organisation - with at least some professional experience of working in government
- Strong stakeholder management skills and experience of working effectively with senior leaders
- An accomplished writer.
- Confident in supporting work to develop the look and feel
- A thinker and a doer - with a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery capabilities
- Experience running staff meetings, creative campaigns, and managing internal comms channels
- Evidence of measuring the success and impact of campaigns
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong project management abilities
- Experience of creating content for various internal channels
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of change management methodologies
- Experience working within a government transformation programme
- Digital communications expertise and video editing skills
- Understanding of the department's wider strategic objectives
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