Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Communications and Stakeholder Management Lead–SC-9mths-hybrid London-£475-£550pday umbrella)

Our client is seeking an SC cleared Communications Stakeholder Management Lead for 9 months initially to be based out of the London office ideally (3 days pwk) or Manchester or Brighton as a base but 1-2 days in London p/wk.

Experience required:
Extensive experience in leading communications and engagement for large scale digital transformation projects, with cross cutting supplier and stakeholder engagement involved.
Deep experience working closely with senior leadership at C-suite and/or ministerial level and be comfortable briefing upwards and at pace.
The ability to work at pace to deliver lines to take, briefings and correspondence responses to very tight timescales.
The ability to be a team player, being flexible to meet changing project requirements and supporting the wider team to ensure shared deadlines are met.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for development of our communications and stakeholder management strategy and approach at pace.
You will be responsible for leading on engaging internal and external communications, including weekly and ad-hoc comms to departments.
You will develop high quality external facing communications and engagement products, working closely with the project team to enable you to respond to internal and external enquiries, maintain project FAQs, Lines To Take and Reactive Lines.
You will also be responsible for facilitating engagement meetings with departments and suppliers, using your expertise to guide senior leaders where necessary via briefings and handling advice with support from the Senior Leadership Team.
You will need to be flexible to adapt to the requirements of a fast-paced and challenging programme, where proactivity and high quality communication both externally and with colleagues in the wider team is imperative to success.

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