Job Reference: 27064.

As a Briefing and Correspondence Manager at HS2 you will deliver a response service for parliamentary and senior stakeholder correspondence. You will support the delivery of the public affairs and stakeholder engagement strategies through the provision of briefing materials and written correspondence.

About the Role
•Manage and deliver responses to correspondence from Members of Parliament and Peers in order to support the development of relationships with parliamentarians and other external stakeholders
•Manage and deliver responses to correspondence from senior stakeholders to the HS2 leadership team
•Manage and deliver of responses to parliamentary questions
•Build and maintain relationships and flows of information across the organisation to support the delivery of public affairs activities and the wider corporate affairs programme
•Support the Head of External and Parliamentary Affairs in setting a plan for briefing requirements to support the delivery of public affairs
•Support the internal reporting process by providing reports on correspondence in order to facilitate the delivery of the public affairs and stakeholder engagement strategies
•Manage the Briefing and Correspondence Officers by providing regular performance and development feedback in order to ensure individual and team objectives are achieved

About You
•Experience of managing briefings and correspondence to senior stakeholders
•Expertise of working with financial, policy and technical concepts to deliver accessible and accurate briefings and correspondence
•Strong analytical skills and ability to influence with persuasive arguments
•Exceptional communications, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.