Department for Work and Pensions
Gavin Cameron currently serves as the Head of Jobcentre Communications for the Workplace Transformation Programme at the Department for Work and Pensions since October 2023, focusing on front of house communications. Previously, from October 2018 to November 2019, Cameron was the External Communications Manager for the Agriculture and Rural Economy directorate at the Scottish Government, where responsibilities included promoting stakeholder engagement and supporting the rural economy. Prior experience includes serving as Communications Manager at Accountant in Bankruptcy from December 2014 to October 2018, managing communications for Scotland's insolvency service, and as Account Director at The BIG Partnership from November 2000 to November 2014, leading a team on various high-profile accounts. Early career experience includes a reporting role at the Evening Express from November 1998 to November 2000, with coverage in news and energy sectors. Cameron holds a Master of Arts (MA) Hons in English Language and Literature from the University of Aberdeen, earned between 1989 and 1994.
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Department for Work and Pensions
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the UK’s largest government department and is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. It administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits, serving around 20 million customers. DWP is responsible for • understanding and dealing with the causes of poverty rather than its symptoms • encouraging people to work and making work pay • encouraging disabled people and those with ill health to work and be independent • providing a decent income for people of pension age and promoting saving for retirement • providing value for money and reducing levels of fraud and error • reducing work-related death and serious injury in workplaces through the Health and Safety Executive DWP is a fast paced organisation which puts leadership at the centre of its transformation journey. The majority of DWP colleagues are part of the Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) – providing customer service to DWP’s 20 million customers across the UK. ODP is a thriving, inclusive professional community that supports colleagues and encourages them to learn, develop, grow and progress in their career to reach their full potential.