Hybrid Stakeholder Engagement Manager

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About the role

  • Design and deliver a tailored engagement strategy aligned with SPEN’s INSIGHT > INPUT > IMPACT model
  • Identify and leverage opportunities to elevate reputation and influence with industry, government, and regulators
  • Maintain dynamic "Who’s Who" stakeholder maps using tools like Tractivity, Mapolitical, and internal intelligence sources
  • Monitor emerging issues, risks, and opportunities through regular intelligence gathering and trend analysis
  • Act as the relationship lead for stakeholders across SP Manweb and facilitate connections between external partners and internal teams
  • Support major infrastructure and capital projects with bespoke local engagement strategies
  • Advise internal teams on stakeholder risks, sensitivities, and opportunities ensuring local context and feedback shape project decisions
  • Represent stakeholder engagement across internal and external forums and project boards; champion stakeholder-informed decision-making

Requirements

  • Demonstrated success in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, or public affairs roles
  • Experience managing multi-level stakeholder plans and communicating complex issues with clarity
  • Confident using stakeholder systems such as Tractivity and able to extract insights and intelligence from qualitative data
  • Skilled in influencing and navigating internal teams, with a track record of working across functions to align priorities
  • Comfortable working independently, proactively identifying opportunities, and seeing them through to delivery
  • Knowledge of the UK utilities sector or regulated infrastructure environments
  • Experience working with local authorities, councils, or community networks
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Track record of supporting complex projects with tailored engagement strategies that reflect local context and stakeholder input
  • Ability to work flexibly and adaptively in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic priorities with on-the-ground delivery
  • Applicants not citizens of the vacancy country will be subject to applicable immigration requirements (Company may support)

Benefits

  • £52,240 base salary (reviewed annually) and up to 15% annual bonus
  • Single Cover Healthcare
  • Pension scheme: double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%
  • 36 days annual leave
  • Holiday purchase
  • Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
  • Payroll giving and charity matched funding
  • Technology Vouchers
  • "Count us in" – pledge to reduce carbon emissions
  • Electric Vehicle Schemes
  • Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
  • Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
  • Life Assurance (4x salary)
  • Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
  • Shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts; employee deals on travel insurance and more

Job title

Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£52,240 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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