Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor - Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI)

Job summary

We are currently reviewing our structures and ways of working across several teams, this includes the Strategy and Engagement Team. This role is currently a fixed term contract for this reason. While the review is taking place CQC cannot confirm whether the role will be extended, the successful candidate will be kept informed and involved throughout.

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The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme is hosted by and sits within the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The programme works with a wide range of external stakeholders with a focus on system-based safety investigations and families and staff being core to all aspects of its work.

As a Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor within the MNSI Programme, you'll help ensure MNSI works collaboratively and is informed by the people and organisations it works with. You'll build meaningful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and help shape how MNSI listens, learns, and shares its work to improve maternity and newborn safety.

Job description

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In the last 12 months, as the Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor, you could have:

. Led the delivery of MNSI's stakeholder relationship strategy, strengthened existing, and identified new relationships and collaborative approaches with partners across the health and care sector. Designed and delivered engagement activities that increased awareness and understanding of MNSI investigations and findings among key external audiences.

. Identified and built new opportunities for collaborative working with external organisations, to support programme priorities and inform national policy and learning
Worked collaboratively as part of the MNSI communications and engagement team, including supporting content development.

. Been part of and initiated new ideas in line with MNSI strategic priorities.

You'll play a key role in the organisation by:

. Planning and delivering stakeholder engagement activities with a wide range of audiences, including families, NHS organisations, government partners, patient groups and national bodies.
. Maintaining stakeholder maps, identifying new engagement opportunities and helping coordinate programmes of planned activity.
. Preparing briefings, presentations, stakeholder updates and communication materials to support senior leaders and external engagement.
. Managing stakeholder networks, webinars, forums and partnership activities to share information and gather feedback.
. Providing stakeholder insight, identifying emerging risks and opportunities.

Person specification

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What we're looking for in your application
1. Experience leading stakeholder engagement, communications or public affairs activity that delivered clear outcomes for an organisation or programme.
2. Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders, partner organisations or external groups, and using those relationships to achieve shared objectives.
3. Experience producing and presenting clear written and verbal briefings, updates or recommendations while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
4. Experience of working independently and within a team often to short deadlines.

Benefits

The Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

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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

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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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Further information

https://cqc.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/3090?c=cqc&sq=Req3090