# Engagement Lead

**Company**: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
**Location**: City of Westminster, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 47,776 - 53,474 per year
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are currently looking for an Engagement Lead to join our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Team within the Communications and Engagement group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a 12 month fixed term contract, internal move, loan or temporary promotion basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU.

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.

We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Remote working is potentially available for some specific roles.

The post-holder will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering significant elements of our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Plan. This includes identifying, building and maintaining relationships with patients, public contributors and key stakeholders, facilitating meaningful two-way engagement to ensure their insights and experiences influence MHRA work and strategic priorities. It also involves advising colleagues across the Agency on how to design meaningful and inclusive patient involvement and engagement activities.

Key responsibilities and results areas:

- Support delivery of key elements of the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Plan 2026-2030.

- Organise and facilitate discussions with key stakeholders and develop and maintain relationships, ensuring external intelligence is used to inform strategies, plans and senior leadership’s external engagements.

- Develop and deliver a range of engagement activities with external stakeholders, including the maintenance of existing forums for patient group engagement.

- Work closely with other areas of the Communications Division, ensuring stakeholder intelligence is fed into cross-divisional projects to ensure the delivery of fully integrated communications plans, consistent messaging and branding.

- Contribute to the development and review of internal processes, guidance documentation and training materials on patient involvement and engagement.

- Support on issues management, providing input as required in the Agency’s handling of major issues.

- Play a role in the Communications and Engagement Group’s account management system as required.

Alongside your salary of £47,776, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £13,840 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Benefits include:

- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays

- Privilege Leave: 1 day

- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff

- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of six months full pay and six months half pay after five years’ service.

- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service

- Civil Service Pension Scheme

- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance

- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan

- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund

- Eligibility to join Motoring , Boundless by CSMA

- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs

- On-going learning and development

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## Skills

### Required
- project management
- stakeholder engagement
- communication
- influencing

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