Head of Events and Visits

4 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 326940**Salary**:

- £49,403 - £61,392- National: £49,403 - £55,823, London: £54,328 - £61,392 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DEFRA - Strategy - Communications**Type of role**:

- Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Bristol, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- We are looking for an ambitious and proven communications professional to lead Defra’s creative and highly-respected Events and Visits team. The postholder will oversee the continued delivery of high-profile events and visits linked to the Secretary of State’s key policy areas including improving and protecting the environment, growing a green economy, sustaining thriving rural communities and supporting our world-leading food, farming, and fishing industries.**Job description**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Lead a talented team of people overseeing Ministerial visits across the Department
- Ensure Defra is focused on working collaboratively with policy teams to ensure that there is a consistent and strategic approach to all events and visits planning across the department anchored to business objectives
- Ensure the team delivers top quality visits and events and works collaboratively with all areas of the department including with private offices, special advisers, policy teams and across the Communications Directorate for a strategic approach to delivery
- Travel nationally and internationally to facilitate the events and visits, including recces, advances, delivering the visits and evaluation

**Person specification**:
Essential criteria:

- Experience of advising on public affairs, stakeholder engagement and/or communications at a senior level and of building excellent networks
- Expert at developing strong working relationships with Ministers, Special Advisers, Director Generals and Directors and multiple external partners
- A detailed understanding of Westminster, and of political process in the UK and Devolved Administrations
- Effective networker and influencer with a strong track record of influencing change
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Defra topics and a track record of working with businesses and organisations in our sectors

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

- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £49,403, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £13,338 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%

**Office attendance**

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.**Application Process**

**Sift**

Sift and interview dates, as well as the interview location, to be confirmed.

**Interview**

A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed.

**Location**

For information, our core Defra hub locations are:

- York - the Kings Pool
- Newcastle - Lancaster House
- Bristol - Horizon House (Please note that space at this office is limited and it may not be possible for all Policy roles to be recruited to this location)
- London - 2 Marsham Street

All other applicants will be based in one of the advertised locations.

Travel and subsistence will not be paid for travel to a base office location.

**Reserve List**

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

**Merit Lists**

**Salary**

**Visa Sponsorship Statement**

Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

**Reasonable Adjustment**

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Please note tests on this vacancy are timed, therefore if due to the need for a reasonable adjustment such as additional time contact us as below.

**Accessibility**

**Criminal Record Check**

If successful and transferring from another Gover

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