Community, Partnerships and Engagement Co-ordinator

inploi; Oldham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational service provider in Oldham is seeking a candidate to help shape inclusive adult learning experiences. The role involves collaborating with community partners, analyzing local needs, and promoting educational opportunities. Ideal candidates will have strong data analysis skills and experience in community engagement. This permanent position offers a salary range of £31,537 - £34,434 annually.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

LGPS pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze and present data effectively.
• Strong understanding of community engagement.
• Excellent organizational skills for event planning.

Responsibilities

• Establish progression routes for tailored programs.
• Recruit unengaged learners in the community.
• Promote learning events aligned with local initiatives.

Skills

Data analysis and interpretation

Excellent communication skills

Community engagement skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Ref: 001164

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 per annum (Grade 5)

Hours: 36.66 per week (Job share will be considered)

Location: Various Oldham Lifelong Learning Service venues

Closing Date: Sunday 14th December 2025

Interviews: TBC.

Role Overview

Join the dynamic Oldham Lifelong Learning Service and play a key role to shape inclusive, high-quality learning experiences for adults across the community. In this impactful role, you’ll identify barriers to learning and engagement, assess local needs, and support the development of a curriculum that reflects the diversity of Oldham. This is a rewarding role where you will work closely with community partners, to promote adult education pathways and actively engage residents in lifelong learning opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to establish clear progression routes onto tailored and vocational programmes for Oldham residents
• Actively recruit learners within the community focusing on unengaged learners and hard to reach groups to participate and progress into learning opportunities within the curriculum.
• Work with community groups, schools, partners and voluntary, community and faith sectors (VCFS) to encourage and support families and targeted groups to engage in learning activities.
• Co‑coordinate, participate and promote learning events that align to local and national adult learning initiatives

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will be able to:

• Analyze and interpret data and present it effectively to various audiences to target specific demographics, plan, market and track engagement and progression.
• A strong understanding of community engagement and how to build successful partnerships, utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills to confidently engage, advise and support a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills to agree, develop and carry out active community engagement including planning and promotion of events.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10‑years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating‑out, eating‑in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy

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Important Information

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Oldham Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.

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