Hedyn

Vacancy: Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager Closing date: Wednesday 18 March 2026 Shortlisting: w/c 23 March 2026 Proposed Interview date: Thursday 9 April 2026 Salary: £47,099 About the vacancy: We're looking for an experienced and passionate Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to help shape and deliver Hedyn's approach to media relations and influential stakeholder engagement. In this role, you'll build strong relationships with key decisionmakers, manage proactive and reactive media activity, and develop compelling content that strengthens Hedyn's voice, reputation, and impact. You'll map and engage stakeholders, coordinate events and thought leadership, support senior leaders with communications, and gather insights to inform strategy. This is a dynamic opportunity for a confident communicator who excels at collaboration, storytelling, and creating meaningful external influence. Specifically, in the role you will: Work with key colleagues across the association to provide a joined-up and planned approach to stakeholder management, mapping stakeholders, tracking activities and outcomes, spotting gaps, challenges, and opportunities to build positive working relationships. You will provide expert advice on the approach and management of these important relationships. Identify key themes, in collaboration with others, for Hedyn thought leadership, where it is best placed to use its voice, impact and influence. Communicate key messages with influencers, including MSs, MPs, journalists, councillors, partners, businesses, and industry and community groups, using multi-media approaches. This includes drafting articles, speeches, briefings, coordinating events, response lines and other related outputs. Spot opportunities and be proactive in positioning Hedyn, and its thought leaders, externally, in line with our strategy through speaking engagements, networking events, feature articles and other promotional media. Find ways for Hedyn's leaders, and key colleagues, to build their communication skills and confidence - for example public speaking, speechwriting and media training - as well as supporting delivery where required. Gather insights and stakeholder feedback, and interpret collaboratively, so Hedyn can understand how it is perceived, how it can improve and where it should focus its efforts. Support reporting, evaluation, and analysis of stakeholder engagement activity, in partnership with key colleagues. Liaise with other communication and marketing colleagues to provide event coordination and support campaigns. Work effectively with PR agencies, proofreaders, editors, and other suppliers to coordinate inputs to thought leadership and external engagement campaigns where necessary. Ensure the brand and tone of voice guidelines and followed and implemented. Support the wider department on integrated campaigns, media, events, content creation and planning, monitoring, and evaluation activity. (Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.) For further information about the role, please contact Jo Black, Head of PR and Public Affairs, at Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role. - We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application. - Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential. Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following three years' service. SMART Working Policy: Hedyn work with the philosophy that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.' Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption. Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ

Vacancy: Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager Closing date: Wednesday 18 March 2026 Shortlisting: w/c 23 March 2026 Proposed Interview date: Thursday 9 April 2026 Salary: £47,099 About the vacancy: We're looking for an experienced and passionate Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to help shape and deliver Hedyn's approach to media relations and influential stakeholder engagement. In this role, you'll build strong relationships with key decisionmakers, manage proactive and reactive media activity, and develop compelling content that strengthens Hedyn's voice, reputation, and impact. You'll map and engage stakeholders, coordinate events and thought leadership, support senior leaders with communications, and gather insights to inform strategy. This is a dynamic opportunity for a confident communicator who excels at collaboration, storytelling, and creating meaningful external influence. Specifically, in the role you will: Work with key colleagues across the association to provide a joined-up and planned approach to stakeholder management, mapping stakeholders, tracking activities and outcomes, spotting gaps, challenges, and opportunities to build positive working relationships. You will provide expert advice on the approach and management of these important relationships. Identify key themes, in collaboration with others, for Hedyn thought leadership, where it is best placed to use its voice, impact and influence. Communicate key messages with influencers, including MSs, MPs, journalists, councillors, partners, businesses, and industry and community groups, using multi-media approaches. This includes drafting articles, speeches, briefings, coordinating events, response lines and other related outputs. Spot opportunities and be proactive in positioning Hedyn, and its thought leaders, externally, in line with our strategy through speaking engagements, networking events, feature articles and other promotional media. Find ways for Hedyn's leaders, and key colleagues, to build their communication skills and confidence - for example public speaking, speechwriting and media training - as well as supporting delivery where required. Gather insights and stakeholder feedback, and interpret collaboratively, so Hedyn can understand how it is perceived, how it can improve and where it should focus its efforts. Support reporting, evaluation, and analysis of stakeholder engagement activity, in partnership with key colleagues. Liaise with other communication and marketing colleagues to provide event coordination and support campaigns. Work effectively with PR agencies, proofreaders, editors, and other suppliers to coordinate inputs to thought leadership and external engagement campaigns where necessary. Ensure the brand and tone of voice guidelines and followed and implemented. Support the wider department on integrated campaigns, media, events, content creation and planning, monitoring, and evaluation activity. (Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.) For further information about the role, please contact Jo Black, Head of PR and Public Affairs, at Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role. - We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application. - Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential. Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following three years' service. SMART Working Policy: Hedyn work with the philosophy that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.' Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption. Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ

Vacancy: Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager Closing date: Wednesday 18 March 2026 Shortlisting: w/c 23 March 2026 Proposed Interview date: Thursday 9 April 2026 Salary: £47,099 About the vacancy: We're looking for an experienced and passionate Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to help shape and deliver Hedyn's approach to media relations and influential stakeholder engagement. In this role, you'll build strong relationships with key decisionmakers, manage proactive and reactive media activity, and develop compelling content that strengthens Hedyn's voice, reputation, and impact. You'll map and engage stakeholders, coordinate events and thought leadership, support senior leaders with communications, and gather insights to inform strategy. This is a dynamic opportunity for a confident communicator who excels at collaboration, storytelling, and creating meaningful external influence. Specifically, in the role you will: Work with key colleagues across the association to provide a joined-up and planned approach to stakeholder management, mapping stakeholders, tracking activities and outcomes, spotting gaps, challenges, and opportunities to build positive working relationships. You will provide expert advice on the approach and management of these important relationships. Identify key themes, in collaboration with others, for Hedyn thought leadership, where it is best placed to use its voice, impact and influence. Communicate key messages with influencers, including MSs, MPs, journalists, councillors, partners, businesses, and industry and community groups, using multi-media approaches. This includes drafting articles, speeches, briefings, coordinating events, response lines and other related outputs. Spot opportunities and be proactive in positioning Hedyn, and its thought leaders, externally, in line with our strategy through speaking engagements, networking events, feature articles and other promotional media. Find ways for Hedyn's leaders, and key colleagues, to build their communication skills and confidence - for example public speaking, speechwriting and media training - as well as supporting delivery where required. Gather insights and stakeholder feedback, and interpret collaboratively, so Hedyn can understand how it is perceived, how it can improve and where it should focus its efforts. Support reporting, evaluation, and analysis of stakeholder engagement activity, in partnership with key colleagues. Liaise with other communication and marketing colleagues to provide event coordination and support campaigns. Work effectively with PR agencies, proofreaders, editors, and other suppliers to coordinate inputs to thought leadership and external engagement campaigns where necessary. Ensure the brand and tone of voice guidelines and followed and implemented. Support the wider department on integrated campaigns, media, events, content creation and planning, monitoring, and evaluation activity. (Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.) For further information about the role, please contact Jo Black, Head of PR and Public Affairs, at Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role. - We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application. - Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential. Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following three years' service. SMART Working Policy: Hedyn work with the philosophy that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.' Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption. Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ

Vacancy: Governance & Compliance Officer (G&CO) Closing date: Sunday 8 March Shortlisting: Monday 9 March Proposed Interview date: Tuesday 17 March Salary: £36,748.56 About the vacancy: Join us as a Governance & Compliance Officer and play a key role in keeping our organisation transparent, accountable, and operating to the highest standards click apply for full job details