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External Engagement Lead

Job details
Posting date: 17 May 2024
Salary: £52,320 to £62,495 per year
Additional salary information: National: £52,320 min ?- £58,920 max?, London: £55,805 min ?- £62,495 max?.? ?
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 June 2024
Location: Edinburgh
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 353912/4

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Summary

BDUK has a clear mission: to ensure that homes and businesses across the UK can access fast and reliable digital connectivity. We are helping to build the digital infrastructure that will underpin the UK’s growth over the coming decades. Your role is to manage Project Gigabit supplier communications activities and ensure they are kept up to date with BDUK communications and expectations.​

​This role sits at the heart of the Engagement and Public Information Team and is integral to delivering a quality service to key stakeholders as well as working closely with functions across BDUK. ​

​The role will support BDUK in informing and advising these stakeholders who are crucial to BDUK successfully delivering Project Gigabit - the government’s £5 billion investment in connecting hard to reach communities to gigabit speeds.​

​We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to lead overall strategic communications with industry stakeholders including our suppliers, optimising BDUK’s communications and engagement deliverables. ​

​The role manages an External Engagement Manager who will support the delivery of Project Gigabit supplier communications. ​

​The Engagement and Public Information Team provides specialist expertise, strategic direction and delivery to BDUK to ensure internal comms, stakeholder engagement, marketing, public relations, public queries, PQs, and digital activity are aligned to and support programme delivery and wider government objectives.


  • Develop and manage strategic communications to increase suppliers understanding of BDUK and our programmes, and support suppliers’ delivery of Project Gigabit
  • Create a range of products and delivery mechanisms to support suppliers at a regional and local level, for example stakeholder engagement strategies, along with plans, schedules, messages and assets to support suppliers' broadband rollout under Project Gigabit​
  • Coordinate and approve suppliers' marketing and communications assets and plans
  • Support BDUK teams with their supplier engagement, including working closely with supplier relationship managers and local delivery leads, to create a two-way flow of intelligence to maximise the impact of suppliers’ communications and engagement​
  • Lead and manage correspondence from suppliers

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