Engagement and Consultation Manager - INTERNAL ONLY

Full Job Description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS  

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £41,208 - £45,054 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours:  37 hours per week. Flexible options available 

Contract Type: Secondment

Closing Date: 18th February 2024 

Interview Date(s):  To be determined. 

A role at the heart of the County Council - influencing best practice on engaging with citizens and those who use council services.

About the Role

Due to an increase in public consultations,  we have a opportunity to join the Chief Executive's Policy Team as an Engagement and Consultation Manager on a six month secondment. The post holder  will advise managers on best practice on engaging with residents and service users. You will need to be well organised, have good influential skills  and have the ability to learn quickly about the range of services and functions the Council provides.  You will also advise, support and challenge managers to ensure that the Council meets its legal obligations and delivers good quality, meaningful public engagement to achieve its objectives.  

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Knowledge of the principles of good public consultation including the legal framework. 
• Understanding of different engagement approaches including digital engagement
• Ability to advise, support and challenge service managers
• Ability to prepare and present clear and structured reports and presentations
• Good organisational and digital skills 
• An understanding of how issues of equality, diversity and inclusion impact on engagement activity
• Self-motivation and the ability to manage a diverse workload.

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values  and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles  page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Policy Team Manager                                Leon Charikar      

Engagement and Consultation Manager Sacha Johnson  

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the  section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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