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Engagement Officer

Location: London/Hybrid - 2 days/week working from our London office

Contract: Full-time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £37,524 - £43,352 pa (including Location Allowance of £4,500)

The General Dental Council (GDC) is seeking an organised and proficient administrator to play a key role in supporting its stakeholder engagement across the UK.

As Engagement Officer, you will take the lead on the logistical arrangements for face-to-face stakeholder opportunities and supporting the GDC's programme of engagement by delivering effective events, conferences and virtual and in-person meetings.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Providing effective administration support for all the stakeholder engagement workstreams
- Providing administrative and logistical support for key events including the Dental Leadership Network and external conferences
- Supporting engagement with the GDC’s external audiences including strategic partners, dental professionals, dental students and patient groups across the UK
- Maintaining the GDC stakeholder engagement tools including: the shared inbox, stakeholder lists and meeting databases

You will possess excellent planning and organisational skills, paired with an ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively. You will demonstrate previous experience in administration as well as evidence of events management. You will be able to evidence an excellent working knowledge and understanding of MS Office, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel, along with a good working knowledge of content management systems.

About Us

The GDC is the UK-wide regulator of all dental professionals, across seven professional titles. Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints. Equality and diversity are not just words; they are what makes our teams strong and able to deliver. We want to be champions of diversity and to have a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everybody has the chance to contribute and to share what is important to them.

Benefits

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

Some of our benefits include:

- 27 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) after 2 years’ service
- Flexi-time scheme
- Employer pension contributions up to 10%
- Buy/Sell annual leave
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 year’s service
- Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
- Staff discounts, including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to apply

As part of your application, you are required to give a supporting statement.

Within your supporting statement, please expand on your experience of the role criteria below, using the STAR format:

- Experience of managing events
- Stakeholder engagement experience
- Administration experience, including use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.

Closing date: 23:59 on Sunday 2 August 2026.

In-person interviews will take place on Tuesday 11 August 2026.

Applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis. Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice should we receive sufficient applications, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Please, no agencies unless instructed otherwise.

Pay: £37,524.00-£43,352.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London W1G