Job title: Head of Engagement
Company: UK Parliament
Job description: 1
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House of Commons
The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK’s thriving democratic system.
Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.
Staff Benefits
In addition to your salary, we offer including:
- 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
with an average employer contribution of 27%. * Access to training and development.
- Flexible working.
- Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.
Introduction
The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.
The Role
The Head of Engagement is a new role which reports to the Security Portfolio Director and will be responsible for influencing and engaging senior stakeholders, both parliament and external, to ensure security considerations are built into all investment or change proposals at an early stage. They will build, lead and develop a small engagement team in a matrix, engaging across projects throughout their lifecycle. The post holder will be the senior business partner for PSD’s physical security inputs bicamerally, acting as the front door for PSD’s physical security teams.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive engagement expert with a broad knowledge of security related challenges in a complex operational environment working with senior stakeholders. As the post holder you must have experience of developing strategically aligned engagement strategies and plans and be able to navigate complex governance processes effectively.
Some of the responsibilities for this role include:
- Working with the Portfolio Director, ensure PSD is represented and positioned within critical decision-making forums across Parliament by ensuring appropriate representation on relevant boards and committees, deputising where necessary.
- Act as representative for the Client and Security Portfolio Director providing access to specialist security advice as required and delegating at senior boards and committees as necessary.
- Work with the Head of Physical Security Planning and Advisory to proactively engage PSD’s main clients for physical security advice, both internal and external, to identify areas where PSD effort and input is needed and ensuring that PSD inputs into the project and programme governance processes.
- Working with staff of the two Houses to ensure relevant committees or member bodies are consulted or engaged as required taking responsibility for the quality and co-ordination of papers to member bodies.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
- Experience of managing and effectively delivering engagement strategies and plans across a major and complex delivery portfolio
- Demonstrable ability to establish authority and credibility quickly, to build and maintain confident and collaborative relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders based on trust and mutual respect upholding the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion, ensuring that everyone is, at all times, treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
- Skilled at effective collaboration and coordination to promote and champion importance of physical security and need to help lead on resolving complex engagement issues/challenges in an ever-changing complex environment.
- Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills, is able to listen to and assimilate a range of inputs and views to shape a proposal.
- Experience in a delivery environment in a complex stakeholder-led organisation.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to identify priorities and manage workload for self and others to ensure short and longer-term demands and deadlines are met
Next Steps and Additional Information
If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.
The interview process will include a written exercise and an interview. Further details will be provided if your application is shortlisted for an interview.
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.
Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.
Expected salary: £68900 – 81879 per year
Location: United Kingdom
Job date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 03:16:50 GMT
