Job summary
The communications and participation team is part of the wider Communications, Participation and Governance division.
There are three teams in communications and participation: corporate communications and planning; campaigns and content; and partnership communications and co-production.
This role involves processing and distribution of sensitive information and working with political stakeholders and the media. In order to ensure that staff do not allow their own political opinions to influence or improperly interfere with their work (and also does not give the impression that there is any political bias) this role is politically restricted.
While the postholder may belong to a political party, they must not have an active political role either in or outside the workplace; they should not hold or stand for an elected political office; publicly express support for a political party or be an officer for a political party.
Main duties of the job
Operational requirements
- Postholder has responsibility and accountability for own work area and leads independently on this
- Oversee team members' delivery of day to day activities and projects and business initiatives
- Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment
- Support a portfolio of initiatives; demonstrating value for money through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits
Financial and physical resources
- Provide oversight and monitoring of all aspects of team budgets
- Evaluate specified projects against financial targets
Staff management
- Provide specialist training, advice and support on own role/responsibilities where necessary
- Assist in the recruitment and induction of staff
- Postholder will be line manager for their own team including undertaking appraisals and personal development including progressing any disciplinary or capability issues
3.4 Information management
- Ensure timely and accurate review of information management systems and information analysis; reporting to managers on agreed areas of work
Research and development
- Contribute to the development of relevant key performance indicators
Planning and organisation
- Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, risks and issues, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and builds in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
About us
North East London is steeped in history and culture, and home to over two million people (and rising). It's the most diverse area of the UK; and because of that, one of the most exciting and vibrant places to work.NHS North East London works with our health, social care, voluntary and community partners and residents) to plan and buy health services to meet our population's needs, making sure all parts of the local health and care system work effectively together. We work as part of the North East London Integrated Care System northeastlondonhcp.nhs.ukWe make sure residents and visitors have the best physical and mental health and have good access to high-quality health and care services. We have a vision to "work with and for all the people of North East London to create meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing and equity."We serve eight local authority areas: Barking and Dagenham; City of London; Hackney; Havering; Newham; Redbridge; Tower Hamlets; and Waltham Forest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or good experience of working at a similar level in specialist area (communications)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating communications projects in complex and challenging environments
Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information
- Able to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders and local people as required
- Capable of managing own workload and making informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Being aware of how individual actions contribute to, and make a difference to, the equality agenda
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or good experience of working at a similar level in specialist area (communications)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating communications projects in complex and challenging environments
Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information
- Able to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders and local people as required
- Capable of managing own workload and making informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Being aware of how individual actions contribute to, and make a difference to, the equality agenda
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).