Commemoration National and Community Delivery Lead


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£56,582 to £63,384 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	M2 3AW
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Oct 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Project Delivery and Major Events Directorate.

The Directorate brings together three core functions: Project Delivery, Major and Commemorative Events, and Incident Response. We provide assurance and support for major projects, programmes, and policy initiatives and lead the delivery of specific major projects and events This role sits within the COVID-19 Commemoration team.

The COVID-19 Commemorative programme honours the lives lost and pays tribute to the sacrifices made by so many during the pandemic and is delivered at a national and community level. The programme reflects on the extraordinary acts of service, courage and kindness demonstrated right across the UK during this difficult time.

The COVID-19 Commemorative programme:

Supports the UK-wide COVID-19 Day of Reflection taking place in March every year as a moment to come together to remember the lives lost and the sacrifices made
Has launched a new UK-wide fellowship scheme on natural hazards to support future national resilience
Supports the long term preservation of the National Covid Memorial Wall
Maps existing community COVID-19 memorials, working with NHS Charities Together and Forestry England to create 10 new reflective spaces
Publishes a COVID-19 commemoration website including a repository of new oral histories, including a new collection in development by the British Library.

The programme was announced last November and further details can be found here.

As a team we work extensively with a number of stakeholders including national bereaved family groups and we have established a COVID-19 Stakeholder Advisory Group which includes national organisations from the voluntary, youth, bereavement and health sector.

The COVID-19 Commemoration Team is currently recruiting two Grade 7 roles: this role, National and Community Delivery Lead; and a second role, Stakeholder & Programme Lead.

The COVID-19 Commemoration National and Community Delivery Lead will:

Deliver a nationwide programme of commemorative activity to mark the 2027 Day of Reflection on 14 March next year.
Plan the longer term strategy and policy for the Day of Reflection in future years, including the ten year anniversary in 2030.
Plan and lead the stakeholder engagement for the Day of Reflection, scoping and presenting the opportunity to key sectors and partners, including bereaved family groups.
Oversee and support the delivery of the Day of Reflection Grants Programme.
In partnership with the DCMS Digi-Comms Team, manage the outputs and outcomes of a Digi-Comms specialist, embedded within the team; and provide oversight of DCMS’s digital assets for Day of Reflection.
Oversee the delivery of new commemorative spaces through partnership with NHS Charities Together and Forestry England.
Develop and maintain budget oversight for the above workstrands.

Includes task management of SEO and HEO staff.

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