Senior Events and Engagement Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - National Infrastructure Commission

National Infrastructure Commission

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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £38,513 - £45,583

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Communications / Marketing
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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LeedsAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you enjoy planning and delivering a varied and engaging programme of events, visits and meetings to help influence policy change? Are you a collaborative team player willing to both think strategically and roll your sleeves up to deliver high quality results? The National Infrastructure Commission is looking for a senior engagement and events officer to support its programme of stakeholder activity.

About the National Infrastructure Commission

The National Infrastructure Commission was established in 2017 to provide government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges.

The Commission advises government on all sectors of economic infrastructure (energy, transport, water and wastewater, waste, flood risk management and digital communications), as well as on cross-cutting issues, including planning, regulation and financing/funding.

This role sits at the heart of the National Infrastructure Commission's work to influence important government policy on net zero, climate resilience and to support regional economic growth.

Job description:

You will work across the Secretariat at all levels and with Commissioners to ensure we are delivering high quality events, visits and meetings of different formats and scales.

This is a hands-on role, with responsibility for planning and delivering high profile launch events both online and in-person as well as smaller scale roundtables and presentations taking place around the country.

You will work closely with the stakeholder and strategic engagement lead and policy teams to target the right stakeholders and plan effective and engaging discussions, and you will plan and deliver an engaging series of influential speakers as part of the Commission's monthly board meetings.

You will also help ensure that the Commission's senior team are regularly attending meetings with stakeholders by developing and maintaining an up to date, central contact database and stakeholder management system.

The role sits within the Commission Secretariat's Communications and Engagement Team, working closely with colleagues working in the policy group.

The Secretariat is led by our Chief Executive, supported by a Senior Management Team, comprising the Chief Economist, Directors of Policy and Chief Operating Officer.

The Commission is chaired by Sir John Armitt, with nine other Commissioners at present.

The postholder will be required to travel around the UK to deliver the Commission's events. This is likely to involve travelling early morning or working in the evenings or on occasion staying overnight.

You will be expected to travel to the Commission's London office up to two times per month to help deliver in person events, though there is no need to have a diving licence or own your own vehicle.

Reasonable travel expenses will be covered in accordance with Commission policy.

Person specification:

Essential skills

Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Strong forward planning and project management skills
Excellent knowledge of MS Applications including Teams, Word and Excel
Experience working in a policy or public affairs environment
Experience delivering events, both in person and online
Experience developing and maintaining a contact database

Desirable skills

Experience using mass mailing systems including MailChimp
Interest in or experience of working in the energy, transport, waste, water, flood or digital infrastructure sectors.

Behaviours:

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

Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £38,513, National Infrastructure Commission contributes £10,398 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. 25 days' annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant)
Flexible working patterns (parttime, jobshare, condensed hours)
Access to a cycletowork salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving
Access to a retail discounts and cashback site
A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes

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