Senior Stakeholder - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk County Council

Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council
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Norwich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £39,248 to £43,517 per annum (Grade K) | Norwich
We're looking for a Senior Stakeholder and Consultation Officer to join our communications team.

This is a good opportunity to work on high-profile engagement and consultation projects for one of the country's largest authorities.

You will be responsible for researching and planning engagement activities and preparing high quality briefing materials for stakeholders.

You will be experienced in delivering consultations and well versed in writing consultation plans for sharing via our online consultation hub and other channels should this be required.


You will work in partnership with members of our Intelligence & Analytics team to analyse consultation reports and present the findings following our corporate style.

You will also alongside our media and marketing colleagues to develop key messages, questions and answers to support Norfolk County Council's engagement and consultation activity.

We're looking for someone who can take complex briefs, create a well-organised delivery plan, has good attention to detail, can juggle workloads and is

self-motivated with a desire to see projects through from start to finish while working collaboratively with communications colleagues and officers from across the council.

Ideally, you will have at least 5 years' experience working within a corporate communications or research environment. Awareness of the local political system would be useful but not essential.

Norfolk County Council delivers services to the county's 885,000 residents.

It is the authority responsible for everything from highways to schools, trading standards to adult social care, economic development to libraries and museums.

NCC works in close partnership with district and parish councils and also with other agencies across the county including business groups and the emergency services.


Working underneath the leadership of the team of directors, Norfolk County Council has more than 6,000 staff, making it one of the largest employers in Norfolk.


We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people.

Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.


Job description and person specification


You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
  • Health and Wellbeing services including fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
  • Flexible working opportunities including flexitime, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
  • Financial benefits such as:
- ' Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

Closing date: 2 May 2023


We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.

Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.

Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents.

We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.


We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.


We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

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