Consultant. Ymgynghorydd. Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Stakeholder Engagement Consultant to join our growing Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team in Cardiff. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering complex projects across Wales and beyond, and who can support effective communications and engagement with a wide range of audiences to support.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Communications:

• Support the development of communications strategy and delivery plans for major infrastructure projects, including Infrastructure Consent projects and DCOs
• Developing themes, core messages and collateral for multiple audiences and stakeholders, including digital users, the media, local communities, statutory bodies, technical groups, and elected representatives
• Identifying creative ways to communicate complex ideas to a wide audience
• Managing communications channels and engaging directly with local communities

Engagement and consultation:

• Identifying and mapping key stakeholders for client projects, and establishing an engagement strategy and delivery plans
• Supporting consultation delivery, developing surveys, managing stakeholder feedback channels and analysing consultation responses
• Planning and delivery of events, both physical and virtual, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all attendees, delivering logistics, developing tailored materials, developing Q&As and briefing colleagues

Client relations:

• Liaising with internal and external clients, ensuring a high level of customer service and ensuring accurate, timely reporting

Business development:

• Helping to support our growth in Wales through networking and opportunity scanning

Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read on…

Disgrifiad Swydd. Dechreuwch yma. Tyfwch yma.

Mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i Ymgynghorydd Ymgysylltu â Rhanddeiliaid ymuno â'n tîm Ymgysylltu, Ymgynghori a Chyfathrebu â Rhanddeiliaid sy'n tyfu yng Nghaerdydd. Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sy'n angerddol am gyflawni prosiectau cymhleth ledled Cymru a thu hwnt, a phwy all gefnogi cyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu effeithiol gydag ystod eang o gynulleidfaoedd i'w cefnogi.

Dyma beth fyddwch chi'n ei wneud:

Cyfathrebiadau:

• Cefnogi datblygiad strategaeth gyfathrebu a chynlluniau cyflawni ar gyfer prosiectau seilwaith mawr, gan gynnwys prosiectau Caniatâd Seilwaith a Gorchmynion Datblygu
• Datblygu themâu, negeseuon craidd a chyfochrog ar gyfer cynulleidfaoedd a rhanddeiliaid lluosog, gan gynnwys defnyddwyr digidol, y cyfryngau, cymunedau lleol, cyrff statudol, grwpiau technegol, a chynrychiolwyr wedi ei ethol
• Nodi ffyrdd creadigol o gyfleu syniadau cymhleth i gynulleidfa eang
• Rheoli sianeli cyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu’n uniongyrchol â chymunedau lleol

Ymgysylltu ac ymgynghori:

• Nodi a mapio rhanddeiliaid allweddol ar gyfer prosiectau cleientiaid, a sefydlu strategaeth ymgysylltu a chynlluniau cyflawni
• Cefnogi cyflwyno ymgynghoriadau, datblygu arolygon, rheoli sianeli adborth rhanddeiliaid a dadansoddi ymatebion i ymgynghoriadau
• Cynllunio a chyflwyno digwyddiadau, yn gorfforol ac yn rhithwir, sicrhau diogelwch a lles yr holl fynychwyr, darparu logisteg, datblygu deunyddiau wedi'u teilwra, datblygu cwestiynau ac atebion a briffio cydweithwyr

Cysylltiadau cleientiaid:

• cysylltu â chleientiaid mewnol ac allanol, gan sicrhau lefel uchel o wasanaeth cwsmeriaid a sicrhau adrodd cywir ac amserol

Datblygu busnes:

• Helpu i gefnogi ein cynnydd yng Nghymru drwy rwydweithio a sganio cyfleoedd

A yw hyn yn swnio fel rhywbeth y gallwch chi ei wneud, ac yn ei wneud yn dda? Os felly, darllenwch ymlaen...

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for

• You have experience working with in the communications or public affairs sector, or in a relevant role within the infrastructure sector, in Wales.
• You have a strong interest in industry sectors relevant to our business (e.g. infrastructure, transport, energy, water, residential development, commercial development), and are confident engaging a variety of audiences and stakeholder groups.
• You have a keen interest in the Welsh political landscape and an understanding of the Welsh planning system.
• Fluency in Welsh (written and spoken) would be preferable 
• You’re proactive and ambitious, work well both alone and in a team, and can bring about new ideas on engagement.
• You have great personal communication skills, are culturally aware, and have a strong focus on inclusion and accessibility. For you, giving people a chance to influence projects that are delivered in and around their communities for the better, is key.
• You’re willing to work flexibly and travel when required to meet with clients and project teams.
• You hold a Degree or a Masters in a relevant subject (for instance: Social Science, History, Politics, Geography, Language and Literature, Law, Business…), or an equivalent number of years of successful, relevant experience.

Cymwysterau

Ydych chi’n barod i wthio terfynau'r hyn sy'n bosibl?

Dyma beth rydyn ni'n chwilio amdano

• Mae gennych chi brofiad o weithio yn y sector cyfathrebu neu faterion cyhoeddus, neu mewn rôl berthnasol o fewn y sector seilwaith, yng Nghymru.
• Mae gennych chi ddiddordeb cryf mewn sectorau diwydiant sy'n berthnasol i'n busnes (e.e. seilwaith, trafnidiaeth, ynni, dŵr, datblygu preswyl, datblygu masnachol), ac rydych chi'n hyderus wrth ymgysylltu ag amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a grwpiau rhanddeiliaid.
• Mae gennych chi ddiddordeb brwd yn nhirwedd wleidyddol Cymru a dealltwriaeth o system gynllunio Cymru.
• Yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg (ysgrifenedig a llafar) yn ddymunol
• Rydych chi'n rhagweithiol ac yn uchelgeisiol, yn gweithio'n dda ar eich pen eich hun ac mewn tîm, a gallwch chi ddod â syniadau newydd ar ymgysylltu.
• Mae gennych chi sgiliau cyfathrebu personol gwych, rydych chi'n ymwybodol o ddiwylliant, ac mae gennych chi ffocws cryf ar gynhwysiant a hygyrchedd. I chi, mae’n allweddol i roi cyfle i bobl ddylanwadu ar brosiectau sy'n cael eu cyflawni yn eu cymunedau a'u cyffiniau er gwell.
• Rydych chi'n barod i weithio'n hyblyg a theithio pan fo angen i gyfarfod â chleientiaid a thimau prosiect.
• Mae gennych Radd neu Radd Meistr mewn pwnc perthnasol (er enghraifft: Gwyddor Gymdeithasol, Hanes, Gwleidyddiaeth, Daearyddiaeth, Iaith a Llenyddiaeth, Y Gyfraith, Busnes…), neu nifer cyfatebol o flynyddoedd o brofiad llwyddiannus a pherthnasol.

About our team

• AECOM’s rapidly growing Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects. Most of our work revolves around engagement, consultation and communications during the consenting or construction phase of major infrastructure projects. Our team, which comes from many diverse backgrounds, has been involved in a range of high-profile projects across a range of sectors, working with other AECOM disciplines or providing standalone services for clients such as local councils, transport operators, private developers and utilities suppliers.
• Our point of difference? We’re used to working with a wide range of technical experts from engineers, archaeologists, quantity surveyors, planners, designers, environmental and biodiversity scientists, programme and construction managers. As a result, we can translate complex information into accurate, plain facts that help stakeholders understand a project and engage with it meaningfully.

Ynglŷn â'n tîm

• Mae tîm Ymgysylltu â Rhanddeiliaid, Ymgynghori a Chyfathrebu AECOM sy'n tyfu'n gyflym yn chwarae rôl allweddol wrth gyflawni prosiectau seilwaith a datblygu mawr. Mae'r rhan fwyaf o'n gwaith yn troi o gwmpas ymgysylltu, ymgynghori a chyfathrebu yn ystod cyfnod caniatâd neu adeiladu prosiectau seilwaith mawr. Mae ein tîm, sy'n dod o lawer o gefndiroedd amrywiol, wedi bod yn rhan o amrywiaeth o brosiectau proffil uchel ar draws ystod o sectorau, gan weithio gyda disgyblaethau AECOM eraill neu ddarparu gwasanaethau annibynnol i gleientiaid fel cynghorau lleol, gweithredwyr trafnidiaeth, datblygwyr preifat a chyflenwyr cyfleustodau.
• Ein pwynt o wahaniaeth? Rydym wedi arfer gweithio gydag ystod eang o arbenigwyr technegol o beirianwyr, archeolegwyr, syrfewyr meintiau, cynllunwyr, dylunwyr, gwyddonwyr amgylcheddol a bioamrywiaeth, rheolwyr rhaglenni ac adeiladu. O ganlyniad, gallwn gyfieithu gwybodaeth gymhleth yn ffeithiau cywir, plaen sy'n helpu rhanddeiliaid i ddeall prosiect ac ymgysylltu ag ef yn ystyrlon.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you need accommodations during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you feel you only meet some of the requirements above or have certain transferrable skills that you think could bring to us, then we would be delighted to hear from you!

Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).

Rydym yn dathlu amrywiaeth, gan gynnwys niwroamrywiaeth, ac yn credu ei fod yn cyfoethogi ein tîm. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau o bob cefndir a gallu. Os oes angen llety arnoch yn ystod y broses ymgeisio, cysylltwch â ni ar [email protected]. Yn AECOM, rydym yn gwerthfawrogi cyfraniadau a safbwyntiau unigryw pawb.

Os ydych chi'n teimlo mai dim ond rhai o'r gofynion uchod y byddwch chi'n bodloni neu os oes gennych sgiliau trosglwyddadwy penodol yr ydych chi'n meddwl y gallai eu cyflwyno i ni, yna byddem yn falch iawn o glywed gennych!

Oes gennych chi ddiddordeb yn y rôl neu'n chwilfrydig am fywyd yn AECOM? Dilynwch ni ar LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, a YouTube i archwilio ein lleisiau AECOM, straeon gweithwyr, prosiectau diweddaraf, a llawer mwy!

Am ragor o wybodaeth am y rôl, cysylltwch gyda'r recriwtiwr ar LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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