Communications & Engagement Manager

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Inverness
Salary
Competitive
Posted
24 May 2019
Closes
21 Jun 2019
Contract Type
Temporary
Hours
Full Time
Communications and Engagement Manager

Location: Inverness
Salary: up to GBP250 day rate DOE
Temporary role: 6 month contract, with possibility of extension
Hours: Flexible between 8am-6pm, 37.5 hours

Pertemps Dundee is recruiting on behalf of our client, a well know Public Sector organisation, for a Communications and Engagement Manager for a 6 month contact. The ideal candidate will support the sectors financial improvement programme by delivering engagement leadership and professional communications.

The ideal candidate will also help improve the sectors financial position by encompassing short, medium and long-term recovery actions. The successful candidate will have the ability to work and thrive in a fast paced programme in a healthcare setting.

Key duties involve:

- Develop a comprehensive engagement and communications plan for the financial improvement programme; addressing the needs of a variety of stakeholders within the health care setting
- Support the implementations of engagement and communication plans
- Developing communications collateral for different stakeholder groups and for different stages of the programme including short-term turnaround activities through to strategy development activities
- Issuing communications in line with the agreed plan across multiple communication channels
- Planning and delivery of engagement events with stakeholder groups and preparation of collateral to support these
- Utilising surveys and tools to gauge the impact of communications and engagement activities on the financial improvement programme
- Support to the Director of Communications, in addressing ministerial briefing requirements, media queries, and related enquiries relevant to the finance improvement programme
- Provide communications support to the Director of Corporate Communications on other priories relevant to the financial improvement programme

The ideal candidate will have had previous experience in the following:

- Delivering professional communications and engagement activities within a turnaround programme environment
- Management experience
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting is preferred
- Experience in finance is preferred

Knowledge & Skills:

- Understanding of the public sector in a healthcare setting
- Understanding of the needs of the wide variety of stakeholders associated with healthcare delivery, spanning primary and secondary care across a vast geography
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention the detail
- Knowledge of finance and an understanding of financial improvements
- Ability to work and thrive in a fast paced programme and to manage inevitable tensions created by financial improvement programmes in a healthcare setting
- Ability to meet deadlines successfully

Please note, a full driving license is required as some travel is involved in the role.

If you are interested in this role please apply with your CV online or alternatively call (phone number removed) for an informal chat