Multiple Stakeholder and Engagement roles available

The Methodist Church in Britain; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 12% employer pension

36 days annual leave incl. bank hols

2 volunteering days

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Life assurance 4x annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme and Perk

Wellbeing benefits

Recognition programme with awards

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

East West Railway Company in Milton Keynes is seeking a proactive stakeholder engagement lead to drive engagement and communications across the Eastern, Western and Central route sections. You will build trusted relationships with residents, businesses and elected representatives, and shape engagement around construction phases to support the DCO process and delivery milestones.

The role requires experience in stakeholder management, planning engagement activities, and strong interpersonal as

Qualifications

• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Experience of developing and implementing stakeholder engagement plans.
• Interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and delivery of stakeholder engagement and communications strategies across the route.
• Build trusting relationships with the public, local communities, businesses and stakeholders.
• Oversee external engagement across the business, including design and delivery focus areas.
• Plan engagement to match construction phases and route impact stages.
• Hold face-to-face community meetings and maintain accessible contact points for local communities.
• Monitor stakeholder concerns and respond promptly and effectively.
• Coordinate and attend stakeholder meetings, briefings and events.
• Prepare reports, presentations and briefing materials.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Engagement planning

Communication skills

Negotiation

Job description

This is one of several permanent posts in the External Engagement Team, within the Strategy, Sponsorship and External Affairs function at East West Railway Company. The work centres on building trusted relationships with residents, businesses and elected representatives along the route, and leading engagement and communications activity across the Eastern, Western and Central sections. Planning engagement around construction phases and holding face-to-face community meetings set the work apart, as does its role in helping to secure a DCO. Stakeholder management experience is essential.

What the job involves

• Lead coordination and delivery of stakeholder engagement and communications strategies across the route
• Build trusting relationships with the public, local communities, businesses and elected and non-elected stakeholders
• Oversee external engagement across the business, including design and delivery focus areas
• Strengthen engagement to help secure a DCO and move into delivery, working with Policy, Legacy & Community and Political Relations
• Plan engagement to match the impact stages in the Eastern, Western and Central sections, including construction phases
• Hold face-to-face community meetings and keep accessible contact points for local communities
• Monitor stakeholder and community concerns and respond promptly and effectively
• Coordinate and attend stakeholder meetings, briefings and events
• Prepare reports, presentations and briefing materials
• Manage engagement and communications across the business, including dotted-line links to workstreams with Area Managers
• Present EWR Co as a responsible business through two-way conversations with local people
• Give regular updates to the Head of External Engagement on engagement activities and issues

What's required

Experience

• Experience of stakeholder management
• Experience of developing and implementing stakeholder engagement plans

Skills & knowledge

• Interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Communication and negotiation skills

Nice to have

• Experience of stakeholder management within a large infrastructure project

What's offered

• Up to 12% employer pension contribution
• 36 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 2 extra days
• 2 volunteering days
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Life assurance at 4 times annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme and Perkbox discounts and wellbeing benefits
• Recognition programme with on-the-spot and annual awards
• Learning and development opportunities