Crisis & Resilience Fund Engagement Officer

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; Vor Ort; GBP 37.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Opportunities to join a very goodLocal

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Extensive training and development

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to staff wellbeing & counseling

Discounted local gym membership

Good employer rating by staff

Zusammenfassung

Leicestershire County Council is seeking an Engagement Lead to develop and deliver engagement activities for the Crisis and Resilience Fund. You will design engagement across citizens, communities and stakeholders and evaluate communications to ensure accessibility and impact.

You will capture citizens' voices, presenting findings to the Crisis and Resilience Advisory Board and other strategic meetings, working with contracted providers to achieve CRF outcomes. DBS checks apply.

Qualifikationen

• Able to lead development, implementation, reporting and evaluation of the CRF.
• Able to implement and review the CRF engagement plan.
• Collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and health promotion principles is desirable.
• Standard DBS check required for this post.

Aufgaben

• Design engagement activity across citizens, communities and stakeholders to support CRF outcomes.
• Capture citizens' voices and present findings to the CRF Advisory Board and other meetings.
• Ensure information and communications are accessible to diverse audiences.
• Develop and evaluate a range of communication and engagement methods.
• Provide high quality advice to senior councillors and officers.

Kenntnisse

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Evaluation methods

Flexible / adaptable approach

Ausbildung

Degree level in a relevant subject

Jobbeschreibung

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 the County 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

• 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 share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

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.

For More Information Or An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Contact: Gemma Andrews

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

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