Communication and Engagement Officer

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Pertemps Scotland Full time

Pertemps are recruiting for a Communications and Engagement Officer to work on an assignment at our well-known Public-Sector client based in Edinburgh.
Starting ASAP - 6 Month Assignment
£17.15 per hour
Hybrid working - Edinburgh based
37 hours per week
The Stakeholder Engagement team feeds into the Communications Directorate's Strategic Communications Plan, ensuring activity delivered by the communications teams supports the delivery of policy objectives, responds to the needs of target audiences (UDPs, hostsand stakeholders) and aligns with service-led design solutions.
The main duties would be:

- Support the development and delivery of handling approaches and engagement products/events as needed for to ensure stakeholders and end users are kept engaged and informed to achieve policy objectives
- Work collaboratively with delivery partners and key stakeholders to support alignment of messaging and priorities
- Support the development and implementation of methods for gathering and evaluating intelligence from internal and external stakeholders and use this to make recommendations regarding changes to messaging and to propose and implement new communications activity.
- Act as the team's key point of contact the National Contact Centre, attending weekly meetings and responding quickly to requests for information, adhering to the change process and managing translations as appropriate
Essential:

- Experience of using a variety of methods to engage and inform a wide range of stakeholders, targeting the methods and messaging to suit the audience.
- Track record of being able to work to tight deadlines and prioritise effectively
- Experience of developing and maintaining productive stakeholder relationships and making connections across wider networks.
- Experience of gathering, analysing and using evidence to inform business priorities and activity.



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