Community Engagement Officer

Community Engagement Officer

Lisburn

Temporary

The Client: Local government body based in Newry, serving local residents

Rate of Pay: £20.66

Hours of Work: 37hr per week

The Role:

To act as a point of contact for the Council in the delivery of relevant community engagement programmes. In particular this post will involve community engagement for the Belfast Region City Deal, Destination Royal Hillsborough (BRCD DRH) and the redevelopment of the Dundonald International Ice Bowl as well as complementing and working with other community focused workstreams.

To develop a community engagement programme that communicates BRCD and the redevelopment of DIIB, whilst collating, responding and signpost day to day enquiries from key stakeholders to include members of the public/residents, local businesses, community and voluntary sector along with Elected Members, in relation to local considerations.

Note: The post holder should be aware that the responsibilities and functional areas of the post may be subject to change without changing the purpose or level of responsibility. The Council therefore reserves the right to change the duties of the post by adding to or amending the range of functional responsibilities. The post holder will be required to be flexible and adaptable to meet the changing needs and requirements of the organisation and the role.

Essential Requirements:

• A degree or NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a relevant qualification eg Marketing, Community Development or Public Relations
• A minimum of two years relevant experience in the following areas:
  • Engaging with communities, conflict resolution and facilitation
  • Communications campaign planning and management
  • Digital communications
  • Stakeholder engagement

Where applicants do not hold the qualifications as outlined above, they must demonstrate a minimum of four years experience as outlined above

• It is essential that applicants hold a full (ie not provisional) and current UK driving licence and access to a car or have access to a means of transport which would enable the applicant to carry out the duties of the post*

*Applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act

**Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.**

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