Assistant Communications Engagement and Insights Officer

ROLE: Assistant Communications Engagement and Insight Officer

SALARY:  £24.702 - £27,334

CONTRACT: Permanent

LOCATION: GMCA, Tootal Building, Oxford Street, Manchester and GMFRS HQ Swinton

CONTRACT HOURS: 36.25 hours per week

CLOSING DATE: Friday 3 May 2024

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INTERVIEWS: W/C 6 May 2024

About the role

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Communications and Engagement Team is responsible for ensuring that we have a coherent and coordinated approach to engagement and communications, all of which is delivered to a consistently high standard. It is an exciting time to join GMCA and make a difference, we work with numerous stakeholders, including our own colleagues, partner organisations, members of the public, elected members, industry experts and journalists.

We are looking for an Assistant Communications Engagement and Insight Officer to join the engagement and insight function, who will support the consultations, campaigns, communications and media functions as needed.  

The post holder will support all areas of the organisation to develop and deliver meaningful engagement and consultation plans, as well as ensure the organisation effectively uses data, intelligence and insight to inform communications and policy work.

You will join a multi-award winning team that strives to create good opportunities for great people to develop.  

About you

Greater Manchester has a history of doing things differently, of innovation and pioneering new ways of doing things. We believe that involving people in our work leads to better decisions and outcomes. We want to involve people from right across the city-region in the work we do and the direction we take. We also want them to tell us whether we are making a difference – and if we’re not, how we can evolve.

We are looking for somebody who shares these beliefs and is passionate about citizen engagement and knows the Greater Manchester landscape.

You should have an understanding, and ideally practical experience, of engagement and consultation techniques, as well as an understanding of the principles of good engagement.

We are also looking for someone comfortable working with engagement feedback, (both qualitative and quantitative) to identify key themes, and able to communicate emerging findings and recommendations.

The role also requires the ability to write to a good standard, and familiarity with a range of digital tools, including online survey software and social media.

In addition, we would love to hear from you if you are an enthusiastic, confident and a supportive team player, whilst having the ability to work independently. You should continually strive to be the best you can be and have a love for Greater Manchester. This is an opportunity to play part in the growth of the city region with some exciting times ahead.

If you feel that you will flourish in a fast-paced local government environment, enjoy multi-tasking where no one day is ever the same; and enjoy being amongst a friendly supportive team then this role is for you.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile.

About us

Greater Manchester is one of the country's most successful city-regions. Home to more than 2.7 million people and with an economy bigger than that of Wales or Northern Ireland, our vision is to make it one of the best in the world to grow up, get on and grow old. In 2017 Greater Manchester elected a Mayor who, along with the GMCA, has additional powers and responsibilities devolved from the Government, this has further expanded with the new Trailblazer deeper devolution deal agreed in 2023.

Working closely with the ten Greater Manchester Councils that make up the GMCA, this gives local people more control over issues such as health and social care, housing, transport, work and skills, and attracting investment into the city-region.

As an employer, the GMCA is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and commissioners including the Office of the Mayor of Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), police, crime and criminal justice, waste disposal, environment, homelessness and the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitable qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please visit https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/   

Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register, then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.

About the offer

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package, which includes:

·       Flexible working conditions with the ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11)

·       Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support)

·       Ability to buy additional annual leave

·       Generous annual leave scheme: 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, increasing to 30 days + BH after 5 years’ service, and increasing to 32 days + BH after 10 years’ service

·       Local Government Pension Scheme

·       Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD

·       Corporate travel loans

·       Cycle scheme

·       Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands

·       Health and wellbeing offer, occupational health and employee assistance programme

·       Modern city centre offices (role specific)

·       Sports and welfare club

·       Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with staff networks for people and allies from the LGBT+ community, ethnically diverse people, disabled people, as well as a women’s network