Skills

Communication Change Management Recruitment

Job Specifications

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department are seeking a Communications Specialist with experience in in delivering internal communications for complex major programmes.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will be joining our team at an exciting time - we maintain the UK’s National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale facility that will underpin UK Digital Infrastructure. This will address the risks associated with our dependency on global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS) that are vulnerable to both natural and intentional interference.

You’ll collaborate with prominent Scientists, Engineers, and Specialists in physical and cyber Security, to design and implement a high-quality suite of Communication plans / activities to support behavioural change; to time, quality, and cost.

Key responsibilities:

Co-ordinate with colleagues across the Programme to gather Communications content in line with the Communications plans and Programme strategy
Work closely with the Communications Manager to manage the change network
Develop high-quality internal Programme Communications; maintaining brand, style and voice
Monitor the success of Communications and suggest improvements where needed
Support the maintenance of the critical stakeholder engagement analysis

ABOUT YOU:

Essential:

Proven and recent experience in delivering Communications within complex programmes, to support transformational behavioural change.
Experience in closely managing Communications plans – from ideation through completion
Experience in creating and managing a comprehensive change network to support complex behavioural change
Excellent stakeholder analyses, management and engagement skills.
A degree (or equivalent experience / professional qualifications) in Business Change Management, Organisational Change Management, or Strategic Communications Management.

Highly-desirable:

Prior experience within a business change consultancy
Exposure to a variety of business change methodologies (such as ADKAR, McKinsey 7S model, Kotter’s, Kubler-Ross, etc.)
Experience in utilising Communications to implement security-related behavioural changes in diverse organisations
Experience of utilising a variety of Communications channels to engage complex audiences

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

However, to work in this role in the Time & Frequency department, you will need to have an SC clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain an SC clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

About the Company

NPL is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, providing the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. From new antibiotics to tackle resistance and more effective cancer treatments, to secure quantum communications and superfast 5G, technological advances must be built on a foundation of reliable measurement to succeed. Building on over a century’s worth of expertise, our science, engineering and technology provides this foundation. We save lives, protect the environment and enable citiz... Know more