Events and Visits Officer

Government Recruitment Service; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in London seeks an individual skilled in external engagement to oversee events and visits for the Secretary of State. The role involves traveling around the UK and building strong relationships across various stakeholder groups. This position is critical for ensuring the high quality of visits and events associated with national policy initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee external engagement activity and Secretary of State visits.
• Collaborate with other teams for consistent stakeholder events.
• Build relationships with external partners for high quality visits.
• Draft itineraries and produce key briefings for events.

Job description

Overview

Everyone is affected by the work that Defra does. We deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. This is a particularly exciting time to work in Defra and this role will touch on a huge sweep of national policy.

Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with our wide range of stakeholder groups will play a crucial role in delivering on the department’s ambitious objectives.

This role requires travel around the UK, occasionally at short notice and overnight.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a talented team of people overseeing external engagement activity and Secretary of State visits and events.
• Work collaboratively with other comms and policy teams to ensure that there is a consistent approach to all stakeholder events and visits.
• Collaborate and build relationships with our external partners to facilitate high quality visits and events including agencies, photographers, businesses and other government departments.
• Build strong relationships with special advisers and Ministerial Private Offices and become a trusted adviser of outreach activity.
• Draft detailed itineraries and produce high quality briefings for events and visits.