Public Affairs Manager

2 weeks ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom HS2 Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Public Affairs Manager to join our team at HS2 Ltd. As a key member of our External Affairs Directorate, you will play a critical role in delivering political and wider stakeholder engagement programmes that build confidence in the HS2 project, enhance the reputation of HS2 Ltd, and enable the delivery of the new high-speed railway.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build, maintain, and improve relationships with key stakeholders, including national, regional, and local politicians, business groups, industry stakeholders, and international representatives.
  • Manage meetings, events, and other engagement activities to support the delivery of Public Affairs engagement programmes and the wider External Affairs Plan.
  • Organise and deliver stakeholder visits to HS2 construction sites and our supply chain, working across External Affairs teams to maximise communications and engagement opportunities.
  • Prepare clear and concise briefings, presentations, and reports to support the delivery of public affairs engagement plans.
  • Manage proactive and reactive correspondence with identified key stakeholders, ensuring all responses are timely, accurate, and of high quality in both tone and content.
  • Develop effective relationships internally and across multiple contractors, working collaboratively to ensure timely, coordinated, and consistent two-way information flows between HS2 and identified key stakeholders, and to maximise opportunities for proactive communications and engagement.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to involve key stakeholders in the project and work with colleagues across HS2 to plan and deliver engagement activities.
  • Provide political monitoring, intelligence, and insight to inform and advise the External Affairs Directorate and wider business.
  • Develop and maintain an overview of the politics, stakeholder issues, and activities in identified areas, identifying and feeding back into the business key risks and opportunities.
  • Act as an external advocate for the organisation, attending networking events, building relationships, and promoting activity to support HS2 Ltd objectives and help deliver the programme.
  • Work with the Head of Public Affairs and Senior Public Affairs Managers to support the Senior Leadership Team's engagement with external stakeholders, including speaker opportunities.
  • Record and report on all planned and delivered engagement with key stakeholders, ensuring a consistent approach and alignment with HS2 processes.
  • Work as part of the Public Affairs rota, performing on-call out of hours duties when required.
About You

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Public Affairs Manager who can demonstrate a strong understanding of the UK political landscape and a proven track record of delivering successful stakeholder engagement programmes. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and collaborative working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

You will be able to produce clear, persuasive written and verbal communications, using a range of styles, tools, and techniques to tailor to the audience. You will also be able to analyse complex issues and provide clear and consistent advice, intelligence, and briefings, including to senior colleagues.

You will be able to manage your own workload and competing stakeholder priorities to meet agreed deadlines, and work flexibly and adapt quickly to changing priorities. You will also be able to respond effectively to reputational issues or crisis communications incidents.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are fair and free from bias.

Please note that we do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, and we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application, and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review.

This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application, ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

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