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Strategic Communications Consultant

Forticecheltenham, england🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 9 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to drive impactful change within national security transformation programs, leveraging your skills to turn complex ideas into adopted strategies. You'll thrive here if you excel at audience-led communication and enjoy shaping engaging messages that influence behavior, with a competitive daily rate of up to £700. Apply to make a tangible difference in a critical domain.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
cheltenham, england, United Kingdom

Job Description

Strategic Communications Consultant

National Security | Transformation Programmes | Audience-Led Change


  • Inside IR35 contract
  • Paying up to £700/day, dependent on experience
  • High-side aligned, up to 5dpw


Your communication is genuinely the difference between change being announced and change being adopted.


If you enjoy turning complex ideas into clear, engaging messages that influence behaviour, this is an opportunity to work on change programmes at the heart of the National Security domain.


You'll help people understand, embrace and successfully adopt complex transformation initiatives within the customer domain.


You'll work alongside experienced consultants, change specialists and customer stakeholders to understand audiences, shape communications strategies and create engagement that delivers measurable impact.


The opportunity


Play a key role in helping the customer navigate significant change by creating communications that connect with people, influence behaviours and support successful transformation.


You'll be responsible for:


  • Developing and delivering communications strategies that support complex change programmes.
  • Working with stakeholders to understand audiences, challenges and communication needs.
  • Translating complex technical and organisational topics into clear, engaging communications.
  • Collaborating with designers, change specialists and delivery teams to bring communications campaigns to life.
  • Supporting stakeholder engagement activities and helping organisations build understanding and alignment.
  • Measuring communication effectiveness and using insight to continuously improve engagement approaches.


What we're looking for


Someone who combines creativity with strategic thinking and understands that effective communication is about driving outcomes, not just producing content.


You'll ideally have experience in:

  • Strategic communications, employee communications or change communications.
  • Supporting business transformation or organisational change.
  • Developing communications plans and engagement strategies.
  • Collaborating with creative teams and translating ideas into engaging communications materials.


Clearance

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must hold active Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) clearance at the point of application.



If you're looking for a communications role where your work has purpose, your creativity is valued, and your voice helps shape critical transformation programmes in the NS domain, I'd love to tell you more.


Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

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