Engagement and Network Lead

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public service organization in the UK seeks an Engagement and Network Lead for the Test, Learn and Grow initiative. This role is vital for fostering collaboration within local and central government, inspiring practices that improve public service delivery. The ideal candidate will excel in building networks, implementing engagement strategies, and running events that promote awareness of innovative approaches. This temporary full-time position aims to make a lasting impact on the way public services are delivered and sustained in the community.

Qualifications

• Desire to impact the delivery of public services positively.
• Ability to implement systematic frameworks and engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead network development in local and central government applying test and learn.
• Identify and engage audiences in the public services community.
• Sustain relationships and membership within the Test, Learn and Grow Network.
• Oversee events to build awareness of test and learn approaches.

Job description

Contract Type:

Temporary

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

28/01/2026

About this job

As Engagement and Network Lead for Test, Learn and Grow you will be a crucial part of the Programme’s aims to ‘grow’ test and learn as an approach across local and central government.

You will work across the breadth of the Programme, helping to inspire and enable local partners to share evidence, and to build a wider community across the public sector who want to and are able to share their practices.

The Minister recently launched a Test, Learn and Grow Network, and you'll help makes this a success and establish a network of local partners who have an interest in test and learn and build communities of practice that can build and share expertise in this approach.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference to the way public services are delivered and can put in place the structures, systematic frameworks and stakeholder engagement strategies to build a coalition of support.

Main responsibilities You will: Lead our approach to developing a network of leaders and practitioners in local and central government who are energised and want to apply a test and learn approach.

Identify audiences across local government, central government departments and the wider public services community and determine how best to build their interest and involvement.

Build and sustain the Test, Learn and Grow Network for our partners, ensuring it has the right content, membership and interfaces to share practice, build interest and sustain relationships.

Oversee a series of events to help build the movement, interest, awareness and knowledge of test and learn approaches.

Work with Programme colleagues and those in place to find ways to tell and share stories about test and learn.

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