Corporate Affairs Officer

Job Introduction

Job Description for Corporate Affairs Officer:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. 

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

As part of NNL’s future we need to build on our engagement activities across external, international and government stakeholders. We’re creating a Corporate Affairs team to make ambition a reality and that’s where you come in. 

As our new Corporate Affairs Officer you’ll be a key part of the Corporate Affairs and Communications “family” which also includes our public affairs agency. You’ll help us engage our external stakeholders as part of this small but dedicated team. 

We’re a purpose-driven organisation - nuclear science to benefit society; this is at the heart of our messaging and we need the right people to connect with our ambition. The increased focus on energy security and driving a change in the sector landscape has placed a spotlight on the opportunities afforded by nuclear technology. We are seeing rapid growth of UK nuclear ambitions to underpin national and energy security priorities, and so the value and profile of our work is also increasing. 

This role is a critical cog in the Corporate Affairs team, helping to create, co-ordinate, deliver and keep on track of our stakeholder engagement plans. Based in one of our NNL locations, you’ll work with colleagues from across NNL to design and deliver agile plans to drive positive engagement sentiment. 

You’ll contribute to developing stakeholder engagement strategies, manage our engagement channels and roadmap, and working closely with the Communications Team, support the sourcing of content to deliver NNL’s engagement strategy.

Engaging with our stakeholders is fundamental to this role, so understanding what makes them tick is critical to designing the most effective activities. You will be able to bring forward creative ideas, and must be able to demonstrate excellence in event management from concept through to delivery and evaluation and show how you work as a key member of the team to get things done. The ability to multitask a variety of projects and prioritise workload is important.

So if you’re a super-organised communications and engagement professional ready for your next big challenge, this could be the perfect opportunity.

The location for this role is Chadwick House, Risley. Travel to other NNL sites and external events is expected.

Main Responsibilities for Corporate Affairs Officer:

• Support the Corporate Affairs team to deliver stakeholder engagement activities (External, Government and International) with supporting impact measures. 
• Source information from within the business in order to identify and map key stakeholders, and working with the Communications Team prepare appropriate collateral for engagement activities.
• Work with the wider communications and HR team to support delivery of NNL’s Outreach Strategy.
• Coordinate events and arrange visits  including associated logistics. 
• Oversee corporate affairs planning activity, including management of the daily and weekly planners to allow effective management stakeholder engagement activities.

Essential Criteria for Corporate Affairs Officer:

• Experience in a communication or engagement role.
• A pro-active approach, with the ability to hit the ground running and continue working at pace. 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Event management.
• Refined organisation skills and experience of managing communications and engagement roadmaps and plans (including identifying and mapping stakeholders). 
• The ability to build relationships at all levels with a natural ability to influence senior stakeholders. 
• A talent for ensuring clear messages are communicated with an emphasis on tailoring to the stakeholder.
• Experience of driving campaigns.
• Experience of organising and recording both quantitative and qualitative analysis for measuring impact. 
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

Why join us?

NNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. 
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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