Strategic Communications and Engagement Officer

2 weeks ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Communications and Engagement Specialist to join our team at NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit.

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and award-winning Communications and Engagement Team, providing strategic advice and guidance to organisations locally, regionally, and nationally.

Main Responsibilities
  • Support the delivery of stakeholder mapping and contacting activities
  • Develop and implement engagement programmes to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Report on stakeholder engagement feedback through surveys, focus groups, and interviews
  • Work with the team to identify and schedule inter-dependent tasks to ensure delivery of all campaigns to schedule
  • Manage conflicting workloads and prioritise effectively
Requirements
  • Undergraduate level engagement communications or marketing qualification or equivalent experience
  • Experience of working in an engagement and/or communications role
  • Experience of managing multiple pieces of work/projects at one time
  • Experience of successfully working with the public and partner organisations to inform communications strategies and activity
  • Experience of working within a highly specialist team, including senior level colleagues
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • Experience in a similar role in a public sector organisation
  • Experience of working in the NHS
Key Skills and Abilities
  • Good communications skills
  • Ability to prioritise complex workloads and negotiate timescales for delivery and deliver complex campaigns to challenging deadlines
  • Ability to work as a committed member of a team
  • Ability to work with people at all levels
  • Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
  • Good interpersonal skills
Knowledge and Skills
  • Knowledge of the media and media relations
  • Knowledge of events management techniques
  • Knowledge of social marketing techniques
  • Knowledge of digital media including CMS systems
Interpersonal Skills
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Team working skills - ability to work in a team efficiently
  • Self-motivated with personal drive to deliver, improve performance and remain focussed on the goal
Special Aptitudes
  • Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles
  • Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act


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