Stakeholder Engagement Manager

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On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Stakeholder Engagement Manager for a 8 Months (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid/ in Manchester/Leeds/Sheffield. .

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

- Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation
- Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now
- Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society
- Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

As a Stakeholder Engagement Manager , your main responsibilities will be:

- Lead the day-to-day management and continuous improvement of DTG internal communication channels, including SharePoint, newsletters, email and Microsoft Teams.
- Deliver communications campaigns and priority activity at pace, ensuring content is coordinated across channels and aligned to DTG priorities and Government Communication Service standards.
- Plan, commission, curate and publish clear, accurate and accessible content, working with colleagues across the Communications and Engagement community.
- Use audience insight, channel analytics, evaluation data and colleague feedback to recommend the right channel mix, frequency and format for communications.
- Produce clear, accessible and engaging written content, demonstrating strong drafting skills and the ability to communicate information effectively.

Essential:

- Experience in delivering communications campaigns to meet business needs.
- Confident in managing a range of communications channels, using data and insight to make effective decisions and provide strategic advice.
- Strong writing skills and the ability to turn complex information into compelling narratives.
- Experience of working with SharePoint and Microsoft tools.

Desirable:

- GCS Knowledge.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, DWP encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, DWP welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".