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Risk Communications and Community Engagement Specialist

Posting date:	28 January 2025
Salary:	£58,589.00 to £68,344.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£58589.00 - £68344.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	11 February 2025
Location:	London, E14 4PU
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	K9919-25-0037

Summary

Selection Process Details: This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria. Stage 1: Application & Sift You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the (10) essential criteria listed in the Person Specification, and this will be in the form of a: Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application) (1250) word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria The following piles will be taken to the next stage: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the following: MSc or PhD in Social and Behavioural Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Education, Communication, Public Relations or another relevant Public Health Communications related field Able to apply risk communications/community engagement principles and concepts in acute emergency settings in LMICs If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interviewand assessment Please do not exceed 1250 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. Stage 2: Interview You will be invited to a (single) remote interview. Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Location We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates for this role must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requiresSecurity Check (SC).UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.