Events, Engagement and Communications Manager

Homes England; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Homes England is seeking experienced Events Managers to deliver significant events and engagement activities over the next 6 months. The roles are pivotal in supporting the agency's strategic objectives, working with C-suite stakeholders while ensuring innovative and effective event management. Candidates should apply if they have expertise in event management, are resilient and adept at creating impactful communication content.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Health Screening

Professional Development support

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in managing events and engagement activity from commission to evaluation.
• Resilient, innovative, and solution-focused with an ability to create compelling communications content.

Responsibilities

• Deliver significant events and engagement activity over the next 6 months.
• Work closely with communications and market engagement colleagues.
• Organize large scale events for 12 - 600 senior external stakeholders.

Skills

Event Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Creativity

Budget Management

Job description

Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ

Job Summary

These positions will be working in either the Communications team managed by experienced Conferences and Events Manager or in Market Engagement managed by our Assistant Director - Market Engagement. Both roles will work closely with each other and the wider Communications and Market Engagement teams.

Job Description

These events managers will play a critical role in delivering significant events and engagement activity over the next 6 months, supporting Homes England's strategic objectives and the delivery of the Agency's joint communications and engagement plan.

There are significant plans for external engagement and events over the next 6 months and you will play a critical role in helping to deliver. This includes delivery of an ongoing series of roundtables with C-suite level stakeholders and Agency-representatives, working to organise conferences and large scale events for 12 - 600 senior external stakeholders.

Working closely with communications and market engagement colleagues, you'll need to be flexible, agile and a champion of multi-disciplinary working. You'll be experienced in delivering events activity that can engage new and existing audiences, shift perceptions and raise awareness.

These events managers will play a critical role in delivering significant events and engagement activity over the next 6 months, supporting Homes England's strategic objectives and the delivery of the Agency's joint communications and engagement plan.

There are significant plans for external engagement and events over the next 6 months and you will play a critical role in helping to deliver. This includes delivery of an ongoing series of roundtables with C-suite level stakeholders and Agency-representatives, working to organise conferences and large scale events for 12 - 600 senior external stakeholders.

Working closely with communications and market engagement colleagues, you'll need to be flexible, agile and a champion of multi-disciplinary working. You'll be experienced in delivering events activity that can engage new and existing audiences, shift perceptions and raise awareness.

Person specification

You will be highly skilled in managing events and engagement activity from commission to evaluation and in creating communications content for different audiences, managing budgets, agencies and procuring services as required.

You will be resilient, innovative, highly creative and a solution-focused ambassador for the market engagement and communications teams.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter



Nationality Requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

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