Job summary
HEIW are seeking a visionary leader to join us as the Assistant Director of Strategic Partnership Engagement and Insight. This pivotal role will drive our engagement strategies, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring our purpose, missions and achievements are communicated effectively.
As the Assistant Director of Strategic Partnership Engagement and Insight, you will oversee a comprehensive portfolio that includes stakeholder and political engagement, partnership development, reputation and relationship management, communication and insight. You will be responsible for leading the successful development and delivery of our partnership and engagement strategy, ensuring that our communications reflect the collaborative role HEIW plays within the NHS in Wales.
Join HEIW and be a part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of healthcare in Wales. Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work environment where your innovative ideas and leadership will make a significant impact.
Main duties of the job
Lead and Innovate: Spearhead strategic partnership initiatives to strengthen HEIW's impact.
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain impactful relationships with key stakeholders.
Communication Strategies: Develop and execute effective communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences.
Strategic Insights: Provide strategic insights and advice to senior leadership to guide organisational decisions.
Organisational Image: Enhance our organisational image and influence with our stakeholders and partners.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Masters level qualification within the relevant field, or possess the equivalent experience, skills and knowledge plus extensive specialist knowledge over a range of disciplines. e.g. communications, information systems, research & development, project management, finance and HR services
- Recent evidence of continuous management, leadership and personal development including understanding of NHS structure, services and change agenda.
- Understanding of Welsh Government and organisations principles and standards of governance, policies, strategies and plans
Desirable
- Professional qualification in a PR/marketing or related discipline e.g., Chartered Institute of Marketing/Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Credible knowledge of the Welsh political landscape and ability to understand the impact of initiatives and policy on the wider system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building strong, respectful, credible and influential relationships within and beyond the organisation, making policy connections, identifying opportunities and aligning staff resource and capability to deliver
- Experience of effectively developing and directing engagement and communication strategies that demonstrates to stakeholders an organisation's value-added proposition, benefits and strategic contribution
- Successful experience at a senior strategic level in a large and complex environment/sector
- Experience of navigating complex communication and engagement issues and successfully advising
- Working autonomously to manage ambiguity, multiple workstreams and a broad range of work activities concurrently.
- Experience of delivering improvement and change in complex environments
Desirable
- Extensive successful experience at a senior strategic level in the NHS
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wales and the UK when needed
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Significant political / current affairs / strategy acumen to understand the strategic context from multiple perspectives, with the ability to place HEIW within the context of the health and care system.
- Well-developed stakeholder management, engagement and consultation knowledge and skills, developed in complex environments
- A polished, persuasive and credible leader, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills, able to inspire others and Committed to the continuous development of self and staff
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, compassionate leadership, and self-compassion
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Masters level qualification within the relevant field, or possess the equivalent experience, skills and knowledge plus extensive specialist knowledge over a range of disciplines. e.g. communications, information systems, research & development, project management, finance and HR services
- Recent evidence of continuous management, leadership and personal development including understanding of NHS structure, services and change agenda.
- Understanding of Welsh Government and organisations principles and standards of governance, policies, strategies and plans
Desirable
- Professional qualification in a PR/marketing or related discipline e.g., Chartered Institute of Marketing/Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Credible knowledge of the Welsh political landscape and ability to understand the impact of initiatives and policy on the wider system
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building strong, respectful, credible and influential relationships within and beyond the organisation, making policy connections, identifying opportunities and aligning staff resource and capability to deliver
- Experience of effectively developing and directing engagement and communication strategies that demonstrates to stakeholders an organisation's value-added proposition, benefits and strategic contribution
- Successful experience at a senior strategic level in a large and complex environment/sector
- Experience of navigating complex communication and engagement issues and successfully advising
- Working autonomously to manage ambiguity, multiple workstreams and a broad range of work activities concurrently.
- Experience of delivering improvement and change in complex environments
Desirable
- Extensive successful experience at a senior strategic level in the NHS
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wales and the UK when needed
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Significant political / current affairs / strategy acumen to understand the strategic context from multiple perspectives, with the ability to place HEIW within the context of the health and care system.
- Well-developed stakeholder management, engagement and consultation knowledge and skills, developed in complex environments
- A polished, persuasive and credible leader, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills, able to inspire others and Committed to the continuous development of self and staff
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, compassionate leadership, and self-compassion
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).
