Senior Engagement Officer

5 days ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Government Office for Science Full time

Job Summary

The Government Office for Science is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Engagement Officer to join its team. As a key member of the organization, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the office's reputation and influence by delivering its program of engagement with ministers, senior officials, and policy teams across government.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the organization of CST meetings with ministers and senior government representatives, including planning, logistics, and preparation of background papers and briefing.
  • Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders across government and the wider science and technology community, including policy teams, research institutions, and international counterparts.
  • Support engagement with international counterparts, including in the United States and Japan, and develop positive relationships with FCDO and Secretariat teams to identify opportunities for collaboration.

Essential Criteria:

  • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with senior officials, ministers, and other stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly and persuasively in writing, in meetings, and in presentations.
  • Good understanding of the wider policy environment and strong judgment for prioritization.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Experience in events planning, including managing budgets, agendas, and attendance for conferences or events.
  • Line management experience, including the ability to lead and motivate a team.
  • Proven experience of secretariat support, including advisory committees or private office, or delivery of services to a senior board.

Behaviours:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary of £38,860, plus an employer contribution of £11,257 towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • A culture of flexible working, including job sharing, homeworking, and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the pension scheme, with an employer contribution.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
  • An extensive range of learning and professional development opportunities.
  • Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts.

Office Attendance:

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.



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