Internal Comms & Engagement Lead

  • Job Reference: 7235000022170352
  • Date Posted: 8 November 2024
  • Recruiter: CRA Group Limited
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application

Job Description

Category: Communications

Location: London Lambeth United Kingdom


3 months contract with local authorities

Job Summary:

To work with and within service/resident-facing departments of the council to develop a forward plan of engaging and fresh campaigns and communications activity.

To act on a business partner' basis, getting to know the work of individual business streams, divisions, departments and other teams within One Lambeth Change Transformation Programme so as to develop and implement communications and other campaigns to showcase the upcoming changes to Lambeth Council.

To help monitor emerging issues that could impact on the council and departments and ensure the authority is well positioned to handle such and alert the Change Project Manager and/or the Internal & Corporate Communications Manager as appropriate.

To develop communications and campaigns plans to promote specific campaigns or initiatives.

To work with the Change Project Manager to develop and assign content in the right places so that audiences can engage and be aware of key council activities, policies, initiatives, and transformation.

Key Duties (Sample):

To lead on the development and execution of communications activity and change campaigns and contribute to the Change Management Plan.

To attend meetings such as departmental DMTs to ensure awareness of key events, issues, and messages in those departments and to develop proactive campaigns to showcase that work for use across multiple internal-facing and external-facing platforms (including the council website, Lamnet, Love Lambeth website and elsewhere)

To deliver a balanced programme of continual communications and campaigns-related activity, delivering a balance of proactive coverage and stories in support of the Borough Plan, council strategic priorities, and the internal design principles.

To assist, where required, on the development and maintenance of the Change Management Plan and overall Change Delivery Programme timeline.

To provide advice and guidance at a high level, including to relevant Strategic Director(s) and senior staff as well as elected Members (including the Leader and Cabinet) on both proactive and reactive communications and campaigns issues.

Work with colleagues across the One Lambeth Programme Workstreams including Change Agents, Change Directorate Leads, Change Programme Managers, Change Project Managers, Business Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and others to produce aligned and engaging content that fulfils the requirements of the Programme and contributes to wider communications and campaigns efforts across the council.

Under the supervision of the Change Project Manager and Internal & Corporate Communications Manager, to be accountable for the planning, articulation, delivery, monitoring and reporting of communications and campaigns services to the highest professional standards.

Under the supervision of the Change Project Manager and Internal & Corporate Communications Manager, to help drive change and transformation by developing and delivering innovative solutions in communications and campaigns and evaluation of coverage and messaging.

Under the supervision and working with the Change Agents, Change Project Manager and Change Programme Managers, assist in the drafting of media and other briefings as directed, ensuring the most positive balance of coverage possible, but providing clear advice and handling to mitigate reputational threats or reluctance to change.

Essential Experience and Qualification:

Substantial experience of working with partners, residents, citizens and stakeholders

Understanding of the context within which local government is operating, locally, regionally and nationally.

A relevant degree professional qualification or relevant experience

Additional information to note:

This position is located In London. This position is part-time 14 hours/week






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