Portfolio Communications Lead

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Portfolio Communications Lead

12 Months Contract

Remote Working

Inside of IR35

We have an excellent contract opportunity to work with a government client on a long term and exciting project. We are looking for a communications lead with experience of working in a higher education or research environment.

The project is initially for 12 months and is working inside of IR35. Predominantly remote, this role could require occasional travel to local sites.

Key Responsibilities:

* Produce and maintain a list of stakeholders delivering to, or accountable for the portfolio, their respective interests, and the impact they have on the study outcomes.

* Produce a communications and engagement plan representing each stakeholder's need for information and communications interventions.

* Manage delivery against the plan through leading detailed definition and delivery of communications and engagement interventions across identified stakeholders.

* Produce promotional materials to ensure that the critical importance and high levels of strategic ownership of the study are communicated as an enabler to ensure senior level commitment to the programme.

* Produce, maintain, and promote key messages that ensure a consistent voice of the study is heard.

* Produce documentation and presentation standards and templates to ensure a consistent look-and feel for the programme is achieved.

* Monitor effectiveness of the communications and make changes as needed.

* Support requests for information requirements from external bodies such as FOIs, Executive requests for information, etc. Produce analyses and reports to fulfil requests.

* Produce and maintain data and information sharing repositories to enable the 6 themes and multiple suppliers to efficiently share information

* Work proactively with the Science Division Communication group providing support to their operations as required

Essential Skills and Experience:

*Proven experience of delivering communications and engagement support within a project environment

* Experience in working in matrix models including external partners and suppliers

* Experience of working in the public sector and in academic environments

* Experience of research projects is highly desirable

If this role could be of interest, please apply for me to receive your CV directly.

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