Communications Specialist (Corporate Engagement)

Requirements of the role

he Role

The Communications Specialist (Corporate Engagement) will be accountable for stakeholder engagement relationships and strategies across a diverse set of issues important to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. This high-profile role will be managing the visit programme for our senior leaders, ensuring they have visibility of their forward plans and receive high-quality, timely briefings.  It will also ensure that we provide regular communications to stakeholders on new emerging issues and key organisational activities and provide education and advice to our internal colleagues on significant developments in our stakeholder landscape and key engagement with stakeholders. The post holder will also engage with some political stakeholders, for example with the Transport Select Committee and Clerk.

Core Accountabilities

• Developing, implementing and being accountable for stakeholder engagement relationships and strategies across a diverse set of issues important to the UK Civil Aviation Authority so that we can promote and protect the organisation with key stakeholder groups. This will include a robust forward plan of engagement with key stakeholder groups.
• Providing regular communications to stakeholders on new emerging issues and key organisational activities, for example through a regular newsletter for stakeholders.
• Educating and informing colleagues across the business on our stakeholder engagement and external relations and providing updates on significant developments in our stakeholder landscape.
• Drafting briefs and speeches for senior leaders as required.
• Supporting colleagues across the Communications & Engagement Team in handling external responses (such as parliamentary questions, Freedom of Information requests and general enquiries), developing content and communicating internally to ensure an integrated approach to corporate engagement.
• Responsible for managing stakeholder engagement for senior leaders (e.g. visits programme) with robust forward plan and high quality, timely briefing.
• Supporting political engagement as required, e.g. relationship with the Transport Select Committee and Clerk, and with key MPs and their staff.
• Support the Communications Hub structure to ensure a coordinated, consistent and integrated approach to communications for the organisation’s priority areas.

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