AMS PSR

On behalf of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we are looking for a Stakeholder Communications & Events Officer (Inside IR35) for a contract up to 31st March 2025 on a remote basis (with office attendance in Bootle between 1-3 times per month)

HSE is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety. Our purpose is to protect people and places – we save lives.

HSE is highly regarded both nationally and internationally. The benefits that our work brings to business, workers and the UK economy are clear. Improved health and safety risk management protects workers and translates into reduced sickness absence, lower healthcare and welfare costs, and better productivity.

The Building Safety Act gained royal assent in 2022 following the Hackitt review of building safety in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. The Act included measures to establish a Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which sits within HSE, that oversee structural and fire safety in high rise residential buildings, provides oversight of the whole built environment and builds capability within industry.

We concentrate effort on the most serious risks, targeting industries with the greatest hazards, and sectors with the worst risk management record. We hold people to account where we have to, and we are firm but fair when using our legal powers. We also provide support to businesses through free guidance and advice tailored to business needs. By giving them the confidence to manage risks sensibly, we boost productivity, support the economy, and contribute to a fairer society. We work hard to help maintain an effective regulatory framework, playing our part in providing proportionate and accountable legal requirements.

The world of work is always changing. We use science to understand these changes. And that understanding helps us all prepare for the workplaces of tomorrow...so Great Britain continues to be one of the safest and best places to work and do business.

The role:

• Lead on speaker requests / event attendance from across industry
• Researching, writing and creating audience-led content for stakeholders use as part of integrated multi-channel campaigns
• Maintain content of Stakeholder Relationship Management System
• Support delivery of HSE events

As a Stakeholder Communications & Events Officer your main responsibilities will be: 

• Manage the process and delivery of HSE’s attendance at external events and meetings with key stakeholders. This includes managing a dedicated email account and acting as secretariate to a fortnightly meeting. Liaising with external stakeholders and gathering feedback on the success of the event.
• Using insight to understand our priority audiences and the basis of our communication plans.
• Work closely with wider communications team to support the development of future partnerships to that will contribute to the overall communications.
• Maintain Stakeholder Relationship Management System including stakeholder maps. Work effectively with policy, operational and colleagues across the wider government BSR programme to record insight and feedback from stakeholders, identifying any risks or opportunities.
• Regularly reviews mapping and salience score, understanding and highlighting how the different workstreams interact and can affect the score of a stakeholder
• Support delivery of HSE BSR events/ stakeholder meetings

Essential: 

• All applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to:
• network and communicate effectively, work collaboratively as part of a team/project
• command the respect and trust of peers and senior managers
• understand requirements and deliver solutions that work
• work on own initiative, direct, motivate, develop teams / colleagues
• plan and manage delivery of priorities against challenging deadlines
• understand user needs and ensure these are met

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, HSE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.