Job Description

The post holder will be a key part of the Global Health Partnerships team, delivering high quality communications and engagement services for Health Education England.

The role:

• Developing communications and engagement plans for specific projects/campaigns and managing their effective implementation.
• Develop and manage a stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Maintaining excellent contacts and relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Development of a Communications strategy.
• Ensuring relevant partners and interested parties are kept aware of the work of the Allied Health Professionals International Recruitment Team within the Directorate of Global Health Partnerships
• Liaise with appropriate functions within Health Education England and wider NHS.
• Deliver high quality communications and engagement advice and practical support to staff across the Directorate.
• Provide high quality written materials for a range of publications and audiences.

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of drafting and editing copy for briefings and for a range of publications from corporate documents to public information leaflets, newsletters, press releases and digital media.
• Able to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information
• Working to tight deadlines
• The ability to identify the target audience for any given communication
• The ability to deal with complex, sensitive and/or contentious information and negotiate with key stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues.
• The ability to work with others and develop strong collaborate networks across a variety of stakeholders including both NHS and non-NHS organisations.
• Strong Interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret and represent material for expert and lay audiences including trainees, education providers, patients and the public.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage complex events and programmes of work simultaneously.
• Ability to think and plan operationally and strategically working to provide dynamic and innovative stakeholder networking and engagement strategies and opportunities.
• Able to problem solve.
• Advanced I.T. and keyboard skills.
• Attention to details
• Able to work effectively with and engage all levels of staff, external agencies and the general public.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Timely and accurate information analysis and reporting, with information in a suitable format for the relevant audience.

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in Public Relations / Journalism / Marketing or equivalent professional qualification.
• Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant e.g. Management
• Studies subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince Foundation and Microsoft Project.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send you CV or alternatively email