Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Contract until Feb
£257.71/Day Inside IR35
Mainly Remote/ Wales
We are seeking a Community Stakeholder engagement manager for our Government client based in Cardiff. This role will be mainly remote, but will require travel to sites across Wales up to four times per month. As such, the successful candidate must hold a UK Driving Licence and live locally.
The Stakeholder Engagement Manager role is an initial contract until 02/02/2027, paying up to £257.71/Day Inside IR35.
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Role Profile:
- As the Stakeholder Engagement Manager, you will be at the forefront of our community-driven approach to the Wales Metal Mines Programme. This role demands a strategic thinker with a proven track record in stakeholder and community engagement, infrastructure planning, and multi-agency collaboration
- You will lead the development and implementation of meaningful engagement strategies across a wide range of stakeholders, including communities, strategic partners, national and regional bodies, and technical specialists. You will act as a key interface between internal teams, external consultants, and delivery partners, ensuring that stakeholder needs are understood and embedded throughout the program lifecycle
- This role is best suited to someone with experience in a similar position who can hit the ground running. It requires extensive experience in navigating complex planning and regulatory environments, supporting the development and delivery of infrastructure projects, acting as a client with external consultants and contractors, and coordinating across diverse internal and external specialist teams within a multi-agency programme
- Lead stakeholder analysis using appropriate tools, determining the depth of analysis required for key stakeholders. Collaborate with senior leads to develop engagement strategies tailored to stakeholder influence and interests
- Map stakeholder needs against programme requirements, providing strategic advice to ensure the right stakeholders are engaged at the right time
- Stakeholder management systems to record, analyse and report on stakeholder engagement activities, maintain accurate stakeholder information, monitor commitments and actions, and provide data-driven insights to support programme delivery and decision-making
- Develop and lead the stakeholder engagement plan, integrating it into the overall programme plan. Identify resource needs, manage engagement activities, and ensure stakeholder feedback is captured, analysed, and used to inform programme delivery
- Lead the process of capturing and validating stakeholder requirements, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and sponsor expectations
- Act as a client representative with external consultants, ensuring delivery aligns with stakeholder expectations and programme goals. Facilitate collaboration between consultants and internal teams
- Work across government bodies, regulators, NGOs, and community groups to ensure joined-up delivery and shared ownership of outcomes
- Systematically identify, analyse, and communicate with stakeholders using appropriate channels. Engage communities and strategic partners to deliver programme updates and foster collaboration
- Understand the planning process, in particular the development of Section 108 documents, and infrastructure development lifecycle, supporting the integration of stakeholder needs into project design and delivery
- Identify and monitor risks and issues, develop mitigation strategies, and implement timely responses
- Define roles, responsibilities, and approval routes to ensure compliance and monitor progress
- Identify and track project benefits to justify investment and ensure realisation
- Promote best practices and lessons learned to support continuous improvement
- Support the transition of project outputs into business-as-usual operations, ensuring benefits are embedded and sustained.
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