About Our Client
Not-for-Profit
Job Description
* Ensure that our corporate plan and strategies are aligned and responsive to the external operating environment.
* Monitor the external operating environment including regulatory and public policy changes to ensure our strategies are contemporary.
* Support the effective communication and interpretation of the corporate plan and strategies into the business.
* Support the Executive Team in strategic reviews providing appropriate analysis and insight.
* Ensure whg's approach to stakeholder management is up to date, effective and fit for purpose.
* Develop and lead on stakeholder management (including mapping and engagement) to support delivery of our Corporate Plan.
* Undertake focused horizon scanning of the external operating environment to understand emerging risks and opportunities.
* Monitor parliament, local and devolved governments for updates on relevant policy areas and provide timely briefings to senior leaders and board members.
* Strategically analyse insight to determine the impact on the business and brief appropriate colleagues to support their decision-making.
* Build a network of senior contacts across the sector and key regional stakeholders.
* Identify opportunities for our voice to be heard in regional and national forums and research projects.
* Provide prompt and regular briefings (briefings may be written or verbal) to senior colleagues on the latest news and information about influential individuals, partners and target organisations.
* Support senior leaders with briefings/presentations for external engagements e.g. conference appearances.
* Working with specialist colleagues, including the Head of Communications, and external agencies, to support the development of a strategic PR programme, including thought leadership and speaking opportunities, to position whg appropriately.
* Working with others, contribute to the management of our reputation, focusing on the stakeholder and media audiences, in real-time (crisis comms) and proactively.
* Create networks and forums (e.g. roundtables), primarily externally, to support delivery of our Corporate Plan.
* Attend sector and political conferences, networking events, webinars and research seminars to ensure you are well informed and up to date.
* Working with a specialist external agency, lead on whg's stakeholder perception survey.
* Manage the External Affairs budget, including setting and monitoring spend.
The Successful Applicant
* Have a communications and/or external affairs professional qualification.
* Have experience working with and advising colleagues at all levels, up to and including executive level.
* Be strategically minded and able to analyse insight and intelligence.
* Excel at building and maintaining professional relationships.
* Possess well developed networking and influencing skills.
* Have strong written and verbal communications skills and present a professional style.
* Be able to provide clarity from complexity and have excellent attention to detail.
What's on Offer
Salary up to 55,500pa + attractive benefits.
Hybrid working - typically 2 days office based, 3 days remote.
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