Crisis & Resilience Fund Engagement Officer

Golearnleicestershire; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing & counselling service

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is recruiting to develop and deliver engagement activity for the Crisis and Resilience Fund. You will report to the Project Manager and collaborate with contracted providers to design engagement across citizens, communities and a wide range of stakeholders, ensuring information is accessible.

You will capture citizens' voices, summarise experiences and present findings to the Crisis and Resilience Advisory Board and other strategic groups, while applying evaluation

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and engagement planning skills.
• Experience designing and delivering engagement across diverse communities.
• Ability to capture lived experiences and present findings to boards.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and health promotion principles is desirable.
• DBS check is required for this post.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engagement activity for the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
• Coordinate with contracted providers and stakeholders to reach diverse audiences.
• Capture citizens' voices and report findings to the Advisory Board and colleagues.
• Evaluate communications and engagement methods to ensure accessibility and impact.

Skills

Engagement

Stakeholder Mgmt

Evaluation methods

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary:£36,621 - £40,458 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 Hours per week

Contract Type:3 Year Fixed Term

Closing Date: Friday 23 October 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC potentially 5 or 6 November 2026

Why work for theCounty Council?

• Opportunities to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
• Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
• Discounted local gym membership
• Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer

About the Role

This role is to develop and deliver engagement activity for the Crisis and Resilience Fund. Reporting to the Project manager and working with contracted providers, you will be responsible for designing engagement activity that sits across citizens, communities and a wide range of stakeholders to support the outcomes of the Crisis and Resilience Fund. You will be required to develop and evaluate a wide range of communication and engagement methods to enable effective engagement with a wide range of target audiences, ensuring that information is accessible.

You will be required to capture the voices of citizens, gathering their experiences and present the findings to the Crisis and Resilience Advisory Board and other strategic meetings both internally and externally.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to make connections both with members of the public and other engagement leads to ensure strong working relationships, collaboration and communication channels.

You will require knowledge and experience in a range of evaluation methods to ensure that communications and engagement continue to meet the requirements as identified in the Crisis and Resilience Fund guidance.

A standard DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Demonstrate that you are able to lead the development, implementation, reporting and evaluation of the CRF through a knowledge of local and national priorities
• Be able to implement and review the CRF engagement plan
• Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, using a working knowledge of health inequalities and of health promotion and behaviour change principles.
• Provide high quality advice to LCC Members (including the relevant Lead Members, Cabinet and Scrutiny) and officers (specifically Corporate Management Team, Department Management Team and corporate boards) through appropriate communication and dialogue.
• Be able to apply a range of evaluation methodologies to enable engagement that is person/community centred and report on any findings
• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or demonstrate relevant experience
• Be flexible in your approach

In addition, we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

Contact: Gemma Andrews
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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