Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead role

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COMMUNICATIONS & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT LEAD

Grade: SEO
Start Date: 01 September 2026
Contract Length: 6 months

Rate: £

Purpose of Role:

The Communications Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining the Digital Wing narrative, creating awareness, engagement and advocacy across FCDO while ensuring stakeholders understand not only what is being delivered, but why it matters and how it contributes to the future FCDO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop programme communications strategy
• Create stakeholder engagement plans
• Produce leadership briefings and communications
• Support change and adoption activity
• Coordinate programme announcements and updates
• Develop communication materials and artefacts
• Manage programme branding and narrative
• Support showcase and demonstration activities
• Measure communication effectiveness

Additional responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the Digital Wing story and vision
• Translate complex concepts into compelling stakeholder narratives
• Create excitement and momentum around the programme
• Support leadership engagement and stakeholder alignment
• Identify and promote early success stories and programme outcomes
• Support Innovation Centre and Media Centre showcase activities
• Develop showcase and demonstration strategies
• Support Steering Group and leadership engagement

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Corporate communications experience
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic communications planning
• Executive briefing development
• Event and engagement planning
• Content creation

Desirable xwwtmva Skills & Experience:

• Government communications experience
• Internal transformation programmes
• Change communications
• Media and communications environments

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourc
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