Senior Communications and Engagement Officer

Main area Communications and Engagement Grade Band 6 Contract 6 months (Secondment until 31 March 2027 in line with available funding) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Health Education and Improvement Wales Employer type NHS Site Ty Dysgu Town Nantgarw Salary £40,559 - £48,841 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

We are committed to promoting inclusion at HEIW and we welcome applications from everybody recognising the value that diversity brings to our workforce. To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals require sponsorship via a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Please note that HEIW does not currently hold a licence to appoint skilled workers from overseas by sponsoring them to work in the UK.

If successful, candidates from outside of the UK or ROI would be responsible for obtaining their own sponsorship or visa to enable them to work for HEIW - Work in the UK .

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

This post is being offered for a fixed term period. Applications from any NHS employees will be considered only as a secondment opportunity. In this case, all NHS employees must have their line manager’s approval before making an application.

This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.

We are looking for a creative Senior Communications and Engagement Officer to play a central role in managing and developing communications to support the implementation of the Strategic Mental Heath Workforce Plan for Health and Social Care.

This is an exciting role leading the planning, delivery and evaluation of communications activity including websites, intranet, social media, and corporate digital content.

Applicants should have strong analytic and SEO skills, previous experience of using content management systems and design / editing tools including Canva, and the Adobe Suite.

The role requires excellent content writing skills, digital expertise, creativity and the ability to balance planning, coordination,collaboration and hands on delivery in a high-profile public sector organisation.

Secondment until 31 March 2027 in line with available funding

The Senior Communications and Engagement Officer will play a key role in managing the good reputation of Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and delivering high-quality communications and engagement for a range of audiences, ensuring that key internal and external audiences understand HEIW’s aim and vision.

In particular, the post-holder will:

Develop, implement and evaluate communication, engagement and marketing projects for a wide range of audiences including partners, staff and the general public.

· Manage proactive and reactive media relations on a day-to-day basis. This will include managing reactive media enquiries, briefing journalists, managing events, press conferences, photo calls and visits, supervising filming and preparing reactive statements and Q&A documents.

· Support HEIW’s social media strategy and work with the communications and engagement team, and colleagues across the organisation, to plan regular, engaging content that meets the needs of our target audiences and supports organisational objectives.

• Develop, implement and evaluate communication, engagement and marketing…