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Central Engagement Lead
| Posting date: | 16 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,311.15 to £50,311.15 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 August 2024 |
| Location: | West Yorkshire, LS1 2RP |
| Company: | Skills For Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORG1882-PS1097782LeeCEL |
Summary
Central Engagement Lead
£50,311.15 per annum
Full time, permanent
Home based – with expectation of travel nationally as required.
Closing Date: 29 July 2024
Interviews are expected to be held: 19 August 2024
Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government, and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills, and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support, now and in the future. We respond and adapt to the emerging trends and needs within social care, using data and evidence to drive forward widescale change. We provide best practice, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.
About the role….
This role is an ideal opportunity for passionate and dynamic individuals looking to help shape the future of the social care workforce. You will have a broad remit which will require you to work with colleagues across Skills for Care’s different teams and directorates to Lead, design, deliver and support engagement and communication activity, in support of key contracts and priorities. The post holder will be responsible for:
Coordinating and managing the delivery of Skills for Care's (SfC’s) engagement and communication activity in support of contracts and projects. This will include Informing, influencing and directing the efforts of colleagues across the Engagement Directorate.
Working with colleagues across the Engagement Directorate, as well as SfC’s Strategy Team to ensure engagement and communication activity in support of government and other SfC contracts is effectively recorded and reported; allowing SfC to report effectively against contract requirement and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Developing and maintaining their knowledge of the organisation’s engagement mechanisms, in turn providing leadership, direction and/or support to others.
You will enjoy matrix working and contributing to multiple projects, requiring different levels of leadership, input and support, as well as have the proven ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders, managing and working through ambiguity.
This role is homebased, and can be based anywhere in England. The successful candidate will be required to travel nationally as required.
At Skills for Care, we believe in looking after our staff and this includes a supportive and considerate team culture and have an excellent health and wellbeing offer.
We are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support; this includes all protected characteristics. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We recognise that sometimes an individual’s impairment can mean that some adjustments to our recruitment and selection process would be welcomed. Please contact our HR team to discuss any adjustments that you may need.
If you are interested in applying for this role and would like to know more, please visit our website to find out more about Skills for Care. Alternatively, you can contact recruitment@skillsforcare.org.uk to request an informal discussion with our Head of National Engagement.
A DBS check is not required for these roles. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent criminal convictions as part of the recruitment process however this will not form part of the initial application stage.
£50,311.15 per annum
Full time, permanent
Home based – with expectation of travel nationally as required.
Closing Date: 29 July 2024
Interviews are expected to be held: 19 August 2024
Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government, and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills, and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support, now and in the future. We respond and adapt to the emerging trends and needs within social care, using data and evidence to drive forward widescale change. We provide best practice, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.
About the role….
This role is an ideal opportunity for passionate and dynamic individuals looking to help shape the future of the social care workforce. You will have a broad remit which will require you to work with colleagues across Skills for Care’s different teams and directorates to Lead, design, deliver and support engagement and communication activity, in support of key contracts and priorities. The post holder will be responsible for:
Coordinating and managing the delivery of Skills for Care's (SfC’s) engagement and communication activity in support of contracts and projects. This will include Informing, influencing and directing the efforts of colleagues across the Engagement Directorate.
Working with colleagues across the Engagement Directorate, as well as SfC’s Strategy Team to ensure engagement and communication activity in support of government and other SfC contracts is effectively recorded and reported; allowing SfC to report effectively against contract requirement and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Developing and maintaining their knowledge of the organisation’s engagement mechanisms, in turn providing leadership, direction and/or support to others.
You will enjoy matrix working and contributing to multiple projects, requiring different levels of leadership, input and support, as well as have the proven ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders, managing and working through ambiguity.
This role is homebased, and can be based anywhere in England. The successful candidate will be required to travel nationally as required.
At Skills for Care, we believe in looking after our staff and this includes a supportive and considerate team culture and have an excellent health and wellbeing offer.
We are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support; this includes all protected characteristics. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We recognise that sometimes an individual’s impairment can mean that some adjustments to our recruitment and selection process would be welcomed. Please contact our HR team to discuss any adjustments that you may need.
If you are interested in applying for this role and would like to know more, please visit our website to find out more about Skills for Care. Alternatively, you can contact recruitment@skillsforcare.org.uk to request an informal discussion with our Head of National Engagement.
A DBS check is not required for these roles. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent criminal convictions as part of the recruitment process however this will not form part of the initial application stage.