Senior Site Stakeholder Engagement Manager - UKIFS Ltd.
Senior Site Stakeholder Engagement Manager - UKIFS Ltd.
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The UKIFS Communications team is at the heart of our organisation actively shaping and influencing at all levels. We operate in an energising complex and missiondriven environment. We are currently seeking a highly experienced and visionary Senior Site Stakeholder Engagement Manager to join our team leading many aspects of communications and engagement in and around the site at West Burton.
As the Senior Site Stakeholder Engagement Manager you will develop and deploy strategies that build and strengthen UKIFS and the STEP programmes reputation across the East Midlands and beyond. You will lead the development and maintenance of excellent stakeholder relationships across regional and local government and the community. This role is integral to the development of the site team including the integrated delivery team made up of industry partners and UKAEA. You will also play a lead role in local engagement related to the Development Consent Order and planning process for the West Burton site.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead SiteBased Communications and Engagement:
- Develop and deliver sitebased communications and engagement plans focusing on regional and local audiences.
- Track sitebased engagement and ensure sentiment is effectively captured and communicated.
Enhance Programme Reputation:
- Develop and deliver plans to represent the programme at regional events in partnership with the Head of Communications and Engagement.
- Identify and lead engagements to maintain and enhance the programmes reputation.
- Identify and capitalise on new engagement opportunities and communication channels.
- Act as a regional spokesperson as required.
Local Supplier Engagement:
- Develop and deliver strategies to build the local supply chain in partnership with the commercial team.
- Lead events for local and regional suppliers to share information and build relationships.
Public Consultation for Development Consent Order:
- Develop and deliver public consultation activities to enable a successful Development Consent Order application.
- Lead the production of events and materials to support this process fostering positive sentiment towards the programme.
Manage Requests and Complaints:
- Manage requests for information and complaints effectively.
- Establish and maintain systems for efficient management of requests.
- Develop and maintain a suite of stock answers to support enquiry management.
Team Development:
- Manage and mentor the Site Communications Officer fostering a culture of creativity collaboration and high performance.
- Support continuous improvement to achieve communications objectives.
Leadership Mindset:
- Embody a leadership mindset and behaviours embracing the organisations culture values and mission.
- Foster a positive and inclusive team environment aligned with our cultural values.
- Act as a cultural ambassador representing the organisations values and professionalism.
- Lead by example demonstrating integrity professionalism and ethical behaviour.
- Make informed decisions and solve problems effectively considering diverse perspectives and organisational goals.
Qualifications :
Essential:
- Extensive experience in communications stakeholder engagement and community relations.
- Bachelors degree in communications or a related field.
- Experience in complex matrixed programmatic environments.
- Understanding of the role of national regional and local governments in projects like STEP.
- Proven relationship builder with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency in producing boardlevel papers and proposals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the programme.
- Strategic creative and innovative thinker.
Beneficial:
- CIPR qualification.
- Experience with significant infrastructure projects particularly Development Consent Orders.
Additional Information :
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
