Dio - Senior Strategic and Change Communications

2 weeks ago


Lichfield, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 277759**Salary**:

- £41,000- + Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Corporate Services - Corporate Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Lichfield, WS14 9PYAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

**Job description**:
DIO is seeking an experienced Strategic & Change Communications lead.

The post holder will be responsible for planning and delivering change communications and ensuring that DIO’s communications have the impact needed, via effective strategic communications planning.

**About DIO**

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**Person specification**:
**Main responsibilities will include**:

- Lead on co-ordination of communications activities across communication functions, in collaboration with corporate communications colleagues.
- Act as a senior advisor on all elements of strategic communication as required; from audience insight and objective setting to strategy development, measurement and evaluation.
- Planning and delivery lead for change communications in collaboration with other corporate communications colleagues.
- Support the delivery and annual refresh of the communications strategy and business plan.
- Line manage Strategic Communications Officer.

**Desirable Experience & Skills**
- You will need to be comfortable working in an environment that can be fast-paced and ambiguous, while independently leading areas of work and ensuring they are delivered to the highest quality.
- You will need strong communication and negotiating skills and the ability to build effective relationships at all levels, including with senior officials.
- You must be able to understand complex information quickly and simplify and contextualise it, making informed challenges and decisions where necessary.
- 5+ years' experience of change communications is desirable and experience of supporting collaboration across a multi-functional communications team would be an advantage.
- Experience of research into audiences is also desirable for this post.

**Travel Requirements**

Regular travel within the UK will be required and occasional travel overseas may be required.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Government Communication Framework: Impact - SIO Level
- Government Communication Framework: Insight - SIO Level
- Government Communication Framework: Implementation - SIO Level

**Benefits**:

- Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Alternative working practices such as working from home.
- Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
- Enhanced Parental Leave.
- Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

**Allowances**

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

**Employment Hours**

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working will be considered.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.**Behaviours**:

- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Experience**:

- CV including Job History, Full Qualifications and Previous Skills
- Personal Statement

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