Engagement Lead Associate in London

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Base pay range: Salary starting from £35,598 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus excellent benefits package, and flexible working arrangements.

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton/hybrid (6 days per month in the office)

The role and responsibilities

We are looking for an Engagement Lead Associate to design and deliver activities that build awareness and understanding among our external stakeholders, invite their views, and work in partnership with them to support our organisational objectives. You will manage a portfolio of external engagement on a broad range of topics.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, deliver and evaluate partnership and engagement plans, products, events and activities to support the delivery of TPR's strategic priorities and corporate plan commitments, and in alignment with the communications strategy.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with representatives of employers, savers, schemes, practitioners, professional bodies and associations to capture their insight and feedback, and to promote our messages through their channels.
• Provide expert advice and briefings to colleagues to guide their engagement activities.
• Analyse and measure external engagement interactions and data and generate actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Support the Engagement Manager with the delivery of other activities, as needed, by working collaboratively with the rest of the team and contributing to the continuous improvement of team systems, processes and ways of working.

The role criteria:

• In-depth knowledge of stakeholder management with a minimum 2 years of experience in stakeholder management, public affairs, communications or other similar function.
• Excellent communication skills, able to make reliable judgments about which messages should have priority, what level of detail is appropriate, how to adapt communications for specific audiences and to select the most suitable channels for achieving the communications objectives.
• Effective networker, able to build and manage relationships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders - from internal TPR staff to representatives of employers, savers, schemes, practitioners, professional bodies and associations.
• Experienced planner, able to set targets, identify priorities, negotiate deadlines and manage activities for delivering work.
• Knowledgeable in using data, systems, tools and solutions to generate insights to support decision making, designing, delivering and evaluating plans and activities.
• Flexible team player, able to work in a fast pace changing environment, embodying our values of collaboration and passionate about furthering our vision.
• Experience of working in the financial services or pension sectors.
• Working knowledge and experience of using a relationship management/marketing tool such as Microsoft Dynamics 365.

The team:

You will be part of the Marketing and Engagement team, which is a multi-disciplinary division that provides engagement channels and compelling behaviour change solutions to the market at scale. As part of the Engagement function, you will provide stakeholder engagement support via market engagement channels including panels and events.

Reward and benefits:

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Our culture:

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment. Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

About The Pensions Regulator:

With a career at TPR, you'll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Applications:

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

Selection and interview:

If you are shortlisted for interview, we'll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible.

Diversity and inclusion:

TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.