Senior Communication and Engagement Practitioner

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build ‘better insights, better outcomes’ for our clients.

This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

Supporting and enabling the effective and efficient delivery of internal audit and counter fraud and investigation services, the Communication and Engagement team manages and provides professional, authentic, trusted communication and engagement services and advice for both external and internal audiences.

Externally, our focus is on existing and potential clients and stakeholders as we explain our Agency’s role and the value we add, publishing and sharing Insights – our flagship product, corporate documents, managing media, stakeholders, and digital platform communication to support transparency and accountability.

Internally, our team enables and empowers the Agency’s people, keeping all employees informed through meaningful engagement, and by raising and listening to our employee voice. The team builds commitment, understanding, awareness and belonging; guiding our people through change and equipping leaders at all levels with clear and consistent messaging.

For this role, you will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive internal and external communications programme of communication activity aligned to the Agency’s strategy and corporate plan, using best-practice tools, existing and emerging media and digital channels and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality messaging.

Role Responsibilities:

• Developing and delivering communication and engagement strategies for GIAA projects and campaigns
• Producing digital solutions to support change and transformation programmes
• Ensuring the correct use of GIAA brand, brand strategy, house style and communication guidelines
• Implementing aspects of the crisis communication strategy in response to emerging or emergency situations
• Providing objective advice and support based on sound principles of effective and authentic communication
• Adhering to all data protection and GDPR guidelines including assets, copyright and licences
• Developing GIAA’s SharePoint intranet site
• Expanding GIAA’s social media presence and adhering to our social media strategy
• Adhering to the Civil Service communication profession and function (GCS) guidelines and directives

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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

Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: 23 October 2026
• Shortlisting: w/c 26 October 2026
• Interviews: w/c 09 November 2026

This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline.

If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs profile.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

Eligibility Statement

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Checks will be performed as part of pre-employment checks in line with this. Please refer to the Candidate FAQ document attached to the advert for more information.

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, individuals appointed to the Treasury group will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Security Check (SC).

To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, for example if you have been working abroad on a government posting, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case-by-case basis once the advert closing date has passed.

Please read the Vetting Charter for information on what to expect during the vetting process and what will be expected from you. Many areas of your life may be explored during your vetting journey, and it is important that every individual, regardless of their background and experiences, should feel comfortable going through this personal process, whilst having confidence that it is fair, proportionate, and inclusive.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.