External Engagement Lead - London, United Kingdom - Building Digital UK (BDUK)

Building Digital UK (BDUK)

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £52,320 - £62,495

National: £52,320 min £58,920 max, London: £55,805 min £62,495 max.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

BDUK has a clear mission:
to ensure that homes and businesses across the UK can access fast and reliable digital connectivity. We are helping to build the digital infrastructure that will underpin the UK's growth over the coming decades.

Your role is to manage Project Gigabit supplier communications activities and ensure they are kept up to date with BDUK communications and expectations.

This role sits at the heart of the Engagement and Public Information Team and is integral to delivering a quality service to key stakeholders as well as working closely with functions across BDUK.

The role will support BDUK in informing and advising these stakeholders who are crucial to BDUK successfully delivering Project Gigabit - the government's £5 billion investment in connecting hard to reach communities to gigabit speeds.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to lead overall strategic communications with industry stakeholders including our suppliers, optimising BDUK's communications and engagement deliverables.

The role manages an External Engagement Manager who will support the delivery of Project Gigabit supplier communications.

The Engagement and Public Information Team provides specialist expertise, strategic direction and delivery to BDUK to ensure internal comms, stakeholder engagement, marketing, public relations, public queries, PQs, and digital activity are aligned to and support programme delivery and wider government objectives.

Job description:

Develop and manage strategic communications to increase suppliers understanding of BDUK and our programmes, and support suppliers' delivery of Project Gigabit
Create a range of products and delivery mechanisms to support suppliers at a regional and local level, for example stakeholder engagement strategies, along with plans, schedules, messages and assets to support suppliers' broadband rollout under Project Gigabit
Coordinate and approve suppliers' marketing and communications assets and plans
Support BDUK teams with their supplier engagement, including working closely with supplier relationship managers and local delivery leads, to create a twoway flow of intelligence to maximise the impact of suppliers' communications and engagement
Lead and manage correspondence from suppliers

Person specification:

Essential criteria

Experience working in a similar stakeholder engagement role
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong and effective organisational and interpersonal skills
Good communication skills with the ability to influence a range of stakeholders
Able to demonstrate a proactive mindset
Adept at problem solving
Able to work at pace

Desirable criteria

Career background in the Civil Service leading stakeholder engagement
Experience of leading and developing team to high standards of performance

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £52,320, Building Digital UK (BDUK) contributes £14,126 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Your
CV should set out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements.
250 words on the following Behaviours; Communicating and Influencing and Managing a Quality Service, and Working Together.

important to the Civil Service.

First Stage Interview/Assessment
Interviews will take place remotely via Google Hangout video call. Successful applicants will join the department through our remote onboarding process.

Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

Location
This role can be based in London, Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh or Manchester. The hub locations are displayed on th