Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Post Introduction
We are seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to support the work of the NST and assist the Communications Manager in delivering key safeguarding initiatives and engagement strategies. You will play a vital role in planning and implementing future campaigns, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring effective communication across the Church.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct audience segmentation and stakeholder mapping to tailor messaging for diverse audiences.
- Develop and deliver consistent engagement approaches across NST stakeholder groups.
- Review and analyse communication channels and create a unified engagement strategy.
- Plan and deliver internal and external campaigns, including those under high scrutiny.
- Evaluate engagement activities and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement.
- Lead consultations with diocesan and cathedral safeguarding officers.
- Coordinate content creation aligned with organisational priorities.
- Manage sensitive topics with professionalism under pressure and scrutiny.
- Act as the Church-wide interface for NST communications and engagement.
Key role requirements
- A basic DBS check will be required as part of our pre-employment checks.
- 12 months fixed-term contract.
- Hybrid work arrangement with the expectation from the primary office location, 2-3 days per week.
Please note: This role is an office role, but also suitable for candidates who choose to work from home. If you opt to be a homeworker, you are responsible for your own travel expenses to your primary/base location, as the role requires you to attend infrequent face-to-face meetings 1-2 days per month.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone, and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
You will need to be/have:
- 3+ years’ experience in stakeholder engagement with a proven track record of delivering engagement plans.
- Experience in transformation projects within dynamic, high-profile organisations.
- Strong understanding of change management frameworks.
- Excellent leadership and organisational skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships and adapt communication style to diverse stakeholders.
- Skilled in managing sensitive issues under pressure.
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and issues (Desirable).
- Knowledge of the structure, mission and ministry of the Church of England (Desirable).
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £59,248 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
