Engagement & Communications Manager - Pork Sector (Agriculture)

We are currently recruiting for an Engagement and Communication Manager for the Pork sector working across England. This role involves occasional travel, so flexibility to travel and a full UK driving licence are essential.

This 12-month, fixed-term role will lead engagement and communications with pork levy payers and stakeholders, working closely with colleagues within the Pork Engagement and Communications team and across the wider business to strengthen relationships and demonstrate the value of AHDB’s work.

With pork or livestock expertise and excellent communication skills, you will proactively identify opportunities to improve the reach and impact of our communications and engagement. Success will be measured through AHDB’s annual survey, reports from CRM and AHDB’s communication channels and other stakeholder feedback.

About AHDB

We are the independent, impartial public body that unlocks success in British agriculture. Funded by a levy from over 100,000 British producers in the beef, lamb, pork, dairy and cereals sectors, we support and champion farmers, growers and processors, often where no one else can or will.

We share the expert, evidence-based research and reports that inform on-farm decision making. We promote British produce to the UK public through domestic marketing campaigns, and we identify and open new global export opportunities to help farm businesses grow.

We help levy payers learn more, sell more and export more to remain sustainable and profitable. Together, we deliver the insights, the influence and the impact that farmers need.

• Contribute to the overall engagement and communication activity plan to develop a targeted action plan
• Act as a vital pivot point between the organisation and nominated stakeholders to promote AHDB tools and services across key channels
• Organise and run a range of different engagement and communication activities, collating awareness and satisfaction scores through appropriate evaluation
• Exhibit a proficient and professional approach to stakeholder management, including efficient use of CRM software and tools
• Collaborate with the wider communications team to ensure AHDB tools and services are effectively promoted across channels, including social media, newsletters and web content
• Follow company guidelines to create and deliver levy-payer-facing activity, materials, tools and messages to deliver benefits for a given sector
• Oversee and encourage cross-sector working opportunities to ensure efficiencies and sharing of best practice are delivered
• Represent AHDB in meetings with key stakeholders and industry groups and at external events

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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To apply, simply upload your CV and Cover Letter via our careers portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this page. Our hiring managers will review your application, and we’ll be in touch with the outcome shortly after the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial interview via MS Teams. If successful, a second-stage face-to-face interview will be held at our HQ in Coventry, Warwickshire, following our competency-based framework.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.