Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Communications Change Manager for our client, a local government organisation based in Bedford.

The successful post holder will support delivery of the organisation's Improvement Plan and wider organisational change required to secure long-term financial sustainability. The postholder will lead improvements to internal communications, ensuring messages are clear, timely, consistent and accessible.

This role is a temporary contract with an initial contract of 3 months, with the possibility to extend. This role hybrid working with a minimum 3 days per week on site required.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Develop and deliver an internal communications and engagement plan to support the organisation's Improvement Plan and wider change programme.

• Review and enhance internal communication channels, ensuring messages are timely, accessible, consistent, and effectively communicated across the organisation.

• Produce engaging communications, staff updates, leadership briefings, and key messages that support organisational improvement, financial sustainability, and change initiatives.

• Support senior leaders and managers to communicate organisational change effectively, providing guidance on messaging, timing, and stakeholder engagement.

• Coordinate engagement activities across services, gathering feedback, identifying communication risks, and using insight to improve future communications.

• Develop communications and briefing materials to support organisational improvement programmes, inspections, and governance initiatives.

• Ensure all communications align with the organisation's vision, priorities, financial objectives, and wider transformation programme.

• Work collaboratively with communications, media, and service teams to ensure consistent messaging across internal and external communications.

• Build positive relationships with stakeholders, providing professional communications advice on sensitive and high-profile issues.

• Monitor the effectiveness of communication and engagement activities, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Prepare reports, presentations, and briefing papers for senior management and key stakeholders as required.

• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

Personal Requirements:

• Degree educated or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience.

• Significant experience delivering internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and change communications within a complex organisational environment.

• Proven experience developing communication strategies and engagement plans that support organisational change and service improvement.

• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and briefing skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences.

• Experience supporting senior leaders and managers with change communications, stakeholder engagement, and sensitive messaging.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships across multiple services and external organisations.

• Ability to interpret complex organisational, financial, and change information and translate it into accessible communications.

• Experience producing communications relating to transformation programmes, organisational improvement, financial sustainability, or governance initiatives.

• Strong political awareness with the ability to exercise sound judgement when handling sensitive or high-profile communications.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work to tight deadlines.

• Ability to work collaboratively with communications, media, and operational teams to deliver consistent messaging.

Desirable:

• Experience working within a local authority or wider public sector environment.

• Experience supporting communications for inspections, external reviews, or governance improvement programmes.

• Experience working with elected Members, senior officers, or politically sensitive stakeholders.

• Experience supporting communications relating to financial improvement, transformation, or organisational change programmes.

Working Hours: Full Time Hours / Monday – Friday

Pay: £275.00 – £500 per day (dependent on experience)

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.