- Leading stakeholder analysis, utilising appropriate tools and developing the strategy in conjunction with other senior project leads, and providing advice on the most appropriate communication channel for each stakeholder group.
- Developing the stakeholder profile by working with the project leads to understand and map the changing needs against stakeholder influence and involvement.
- Managing relationships, successfully influencing, and collaborating with key partners in the programme, wider department, delivery partners and the Private Sector to deliver outcomes.
- Preparing, co-ordinating and delivering events to the required time, budget and quality standards and fully contributing to the effective governance arrangements for the delivery of the events programme.
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Project Delivery Capability Framework Stakeholder Manager Level 3 � Engagement and Planning
Annual Business Planning Stakeholder - Trussville, United States - UK Civil Service
Description
Job summary
We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Do you have excellent stakeholder engagement and communications skills?
Would you like an opportunity to produce and deliver engaging communications for high profile projects that make a difference to people�s lives and help place Britain at the forefront of the transport revolution?
If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Coordination and Planning (CAP) team, and we would love to hear from you
Job description
Our CAP team is responsible for coordinating the business planning process for train operators, ensuring alignment between individual operator plans, Department and industry policies and strategies, the contractual basis and incentives for rail operators, and the industry financial settlement the Department agrees with His Majesty�s Treasury (HMT).
In this role, you will be responsible for the stakeholder engagement and communications on behalf of the Programme Lead. You will collaborate with the Project Manager to systematically identify and carry out an analysis of stakeholders, coordinate the planning and conduct of interactions with them, take account of their levels of influence and particular interests, and ensure their involvement throughout the Annual Business Planning (ABP) programme and related work streams.
As ABP Stakeholder and Communications Manager, you will have a key role within our CAP team using your expertise to handle the planning, production, and delivery of communications. You will coordinate content requests, advise on, and produce messaging, and how best to deliver communications through events, channels, materials, and other activities for diverse audiences. Your target audience will include senior civil servants, internal Whitehall Departments and Ministers, alongside the private sector and delivery partners.�
If you would like to find out more about what it's like to work at DfT Rail, please�.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Person specification
About you
You will either hold at least one typical project delivery qualification, or have a desire and willingness to work towards a qualification once in role.
You will have excellent stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills and experience of developing positive relationships with partners across professions, organisational boundaries and with external organisations. You will be an articulate, engaging, and trusted adviser, with the credibility to influence and challenge at all levels.
You will have experience of drafting and simplifying complex information from multiple sources to produce high quality, accurate and engaging content suitable for a range of channels and media.�
You will enjoy taking the initiative and ownership of tasks and delivering multiple products to a high standard in a complex environment.
Additional Information
This role is available to individuals who wish to be spending their office time in Leeds or Birmingham, and we would also expect the individual to be willing to occasionally travel to visit different DfT office locations.
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.�
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.