Assistant Corporate Engagement Officer

Job Description

Role overview:This appointment represents a unique opportunity to join an organisation going through change and development. Our current business plan has a number of high priority commitments to deliver over the next 2 years that have been identified as pivotal to northerntransformation and require an expansion of our technical capabilities.As Assistant Corporate Engagement Officer you will utilise technical knowledge in a specialist area to resolve procedural queries from across TfN. You will be expected to provide advice on a range of specialist policies and procedures. You will use yourinitiative to help shape content and projects on a range of specialist policy areas and possess a flair for creativity.You will undertake proactive and reactive corporate engagement and public relations activities, events and programmes implementing and delivering strategies and plans, taking a lead on all SRM systemrelated activities. To ensure all such support services meet core corporate objectives, including the management and enhancement of the organisations reputation and image.What were looking for:Educated to degree level of equivalent; the successful candidate will have Substantial experience of working in a multi-channel Communications/ Corporate Engagement role strong social science research skills; including experience of working with the media,elected officials and politicians.You will have the ability to evaluate Communications/ Corporate Engagement campaigns and to analyse, manipulate and report on such data and intelligence and the ability to communicate/present complex information concisely and to a non-technical audience.In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits are: 27 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays Access to the local government pension scheme Access to various salary sacrifice benefits, including Travel Pass purchase scheme. Access to TfNs Flexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per yearProvisional Interview date: 3 November 2022If you believe you have the skills and experience were looking for please apply online, ensuring that in your application you provide evidence in the form of specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria.At TfN, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minority groups and people withdisabilities who are currently under-represented.As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, all applications will be considered on their merit.As an organisation we always strive to do the right thing and understand that in order to make a difference in our society and workplace, we must be committed to respecting equality and diversity, showing kindness, tackling discrimination and promoting inclusionand have signed the CIHT Diversity and Inclusion Charter Statement to further endorse our commitment. We are also an accredited Living Wage Employer, this means that every member of staff working for Transport for the North, earns a real Living Wage and arerecognised as Disability Confident employer (stage 2) acting as a Disability Confident champion within our local and business communities and business networks.