Hours: 37 hours per week (full time) Contract: Permanent Salary: Grade 10 - £47,181 - £50,269 Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office) Shape the future of public transport in South Yorkshire Are you an experienced stakeholder engagement professional who thrives on building relationships, influencing outcomes and bringing people together to deliver meaningful change? South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is seeking an outstanding Stakeholder and Engagement Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering one of the region's most significant transport transformation programmes – Bus Franchising. Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the criteria as detailed within the role profile.

(please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our careers portal . As Stakeholder and Engagement Manager, you will lead relationships with key partners, communities and stakeholders across South Yorkshire, ensuring their voices help shape the future of bus services throughout the region.

Working closely with local authorities, businesses, community groups and wider partners, you will help ensure the successful transition to a franchised bus network. [1] This is a highly visible role where you will: Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement plans. Build and maintain influential relationships with partners and communities.

Lead stakeholder mapping, engagement activities and consultation programmes. Prepare briefings, reports and presentations for a range of audiences. Organise and facilitate workshops, forums and stakeholder events.

Provide insight and analysis that informs programme delivery and decision-making. Work collaboratively with colleagues, senior leaders and the Mayor's office. We're looking for a confident communicator and relationship-builder with: Significant experience managing stakeholder engagement on major public or private sector programmes.

A proven track record of developing and delivering successful engagement strategies. Experience presenting to diverse audiences and managing consultation activities. Strong project management and organisational skills.

Excellent interpersonal, networking and influencing abilities. Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear messages. Experience using CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications.

The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment. A background working within a political or public sector environment would be advantageous. This is an exciting opportunity to influence a high-profile regional programme that will have a lasting impact on how people travel across South Yorkshire.

You'll work alongside passionate colleagues, engage with senior stakeholders and play a key role in delivering better public transport for the region. All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities.

Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.

Benefits

include - Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues. Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate.

Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time.

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