Communication and Engagement Manager
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,603 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2024 |
| Location: | Swansea |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 348799/1 |
Summary
Do you have experience leading on communication and engagement activities?
Are you an effective and engaging communicator?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to work autonomously in an extremely varied and exciting role where you will be trusted to utilise your creativity and passion for communications and engagement.
The Communication and Engagement Manager (CEM) provides a professional communications service, acting as a single point of contact for all internal communication and engagement activities within the home directorate. The CEM develops and drives directorate communication and engagement plans, aligning with DVLA strategy, advising, and supporting the director, senior managers, and teams with their communication objectives.
As CEM, you’ll be encouraged to proactively engage with a wide range of staff at all levels and build networks across the agency. You will be part of a network of CEMs within the agency, and you will grow relationships, share successes, challenges, and ideas. You will gain an excellent understanding of DVLA at an organisational level.
Key responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Providing insight to the director and senior management team to assist and support them in delivering effective communications (in terms of content, timing and approach).
- Capturing data and feedback on communications initiatives to ensure they’re understood, evaluated and used to identify and inform future improvements.
- Maximising the use of new and innovative communications channels and approaches to inspire and engage directorate audience, working with the corporate communications team to share best practice and assure standards.
- Representing the directorate as engagement champion, facilitating directorate events and away-days, supporting the delivery of staff engagement initiatives and co-ordinating related activities.
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
This role will be based in Swansea, and we will be operating a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and on-site giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work, subject to business needs and this also allows for ongoing support, development, and collaboration with colleagues.
Therefore, the expectation is that you will spend a minimum of 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace (DVLA). We would encourage you to discuss the working arrangements for this role with us during the recruitment process.