Strategic Engagement and Communications Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £38,732
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • Data and Spatial Analysis
    Type of role:
  • Communications / Marketing
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Bristol, Darlington, Manchester, WolverhamptonAbout the job

Job summary:


We are looking for an SEO Communications and Engagement Officer to help shape and deliver capability strategy and strengthen strategic relationships across DLUHC and with other departments, along with our external partnerships, to help deliver the missions of the DLUHC Data Strategy.


You will be working at the heart of both DLUHC and the Government to deliver this high-profile agenda, working with other government departments as well as other key stakeholders.


Job description:

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic with great people and communication skills


Specifically, you will:

  • Lead on the development of a communications strategy and delivery of a range of comms and engagement materials.
  • Help develop and deliver a stakeholder engagement plan.
  • Help develop and deliver a continuous and proactive programme of strategic engagement for all stakeholders to support the Data Transformation Team's key objectives, ensuring these are aligned with key departmental and government priorities.
  • Work on the development, planning, coordination and delivery of communication and engagement activities with our wide range of partners.
  • Work collaboratively across SDU, DLUHC and other departments and external stakeholders to implement integrated, insightbased, impactful communication and engagement activities.
  • Using multiple communications channels and work with the team to develop different materials such as newsletters, intranet content, talks, data packs, showcases, presentations and blogs.

Person specification:


  • Demonstrable experience of having previously worked in a strategic communication and/or engagement role.
  • Ability to establish strong internal and external relationships, and to communicating with different audiences, including senior decision makers.
  • Ability to work flexibility, with an understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences.
  • Building networks and relationships of influence at all levels, including senior leaders, to deliver objectives successfully. Track record of building effective stakeholder or collaborative relationships with a range of partners and delivering results through those partnerships.
  • Excellent decision making and judgement skills, and ability to synthesise complex issues effectively and at pace to senior decision makers.
  • Be able to work flexibly at pace, managing several competing deadlines and rapidly changing priorities at short notice and to very short timescales.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to work with independence.
  • Applicants must be willing to travel to other offices as required.

Behaviours:

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

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £38,732, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £10,457 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 and Strengths.
    We are for everyone

Please contact the vacancy manager if you have any questions about the role.
As part of our pre-employment checking process we will be using your CV to confirm your job history.

Please note that by providing us with your CV you are consenting to us using the information enclosed as part of the checking process.

We are for everyone

DLUHC want to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.


Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.


  • The assessor won't be reading your answers sequentially.
  • Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers.
  • If talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on)

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