Engagement Consultant

Marston Holdings; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Holiday purchase scheme — buy up to 5

Healthcare cash plan

Life Assurance

Flexible staff benefits

Cycle-to-work and Green Car scheme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Package

Job summary

Project Centre in London is seeking an enthusiastic Engagement Consultant to join our Communications and Engagement team. You’ll help deliver meaningful consultation, community engagement, and behaviour change programmes for local authorities and other clients, working on projects that impact communities and the environment.

This varied, fast-paced role suits someone who enjoys working with people, solving problems and turning insight into action. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Enjoy working with people and making a difference.
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients, stakeholders and communities.
• Collaborative approach and team contribution.
• Good organisation and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving consultancy environment.
• Interest in public consultation, community engagement or behaviour change.
• Experience in built environment, planning, public affairs or communications is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Creating compelling content — writing consultation materials, developing resources and producing communications that encourage people to have their say and get involved.
• Building relationships — identifying key stakeholders, connecting with community groups and developing positive, collaborative relationships.
• Bringing people together — helping plan, coordinate and deliver public and stakeholder events, both online and in person.
• Listening and learning — collecting and analysing feedback to identify trends and shape recommendations.
• Spotting opportunities and risks — understanding what could affect a project and raising issues with the wider team.
• Getting stuck in — supporting with data entry, stakeholder mapping, event logistics and content creation activities.

Skills

People skills

Relationship building

Communication

Organisation

Public engagement

Job description

London

Salary - £28,000

Project Centre is a leading design, engineering, and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable, and safe.

Our approach to integrated design produces award winning results that have won international recognition. Led by a forward thinking management team, we work together in multi-disciplinary teams that provide services that are well thought out and sustainable.

About The Role

Help shape the places people live, work and travel. What if your work could help give communities a genuine voice in the decisions that shape their everyday lives? At Project Centre, that’s exactly what you’ll be part of.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Engagement Consultant to join our growing Communications and Engagement team. You’ll help deliver meaningful consultation, community engagement, communications and behaviour change programmes for local authorities and other clients, working on projects that can make a real difference to communities, active travel, the environment and air quality.

This is a varied, fast paced role for someone who enjoys working with people, solving problems and turning insight into action.

What you will be doing:

• Creating compelling content — writing consultation materials, developing resources and producing communications that encourage people to have their say and get involved.
• Building relationships — identifying key stakeholders, connecting with community groups and developing positive, collaborative relationships.
• Bringing people together — helping plan, coordinate and deliver public and stakeholder events, both online and in person. Some events may take place outside office hours or on weekends.
• Listening and learning — collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative feedback to identify trends, understand community views and help shape recommendations.
• Spotting opportunities and risks — understanding what could affect a project and knowing when to raise issues with the wider team.
• Getting stuck in — supporting with data entry, stakeholder and community mapping, event logistics and a range of content creation activities.

What we are looking for:

• Most importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys working with people and wants to make a difference.
• The ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients, stakeholders and communities.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute as part of a team.
• Good organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving consultancy environment.
• An interest in public consultation, community engagement or behaviour change is highly desirable.
• Experience in the built environment, planning, public affairs or communications would be beneficial, but it’s not essential. We’re more interested in your potential, your approach and your ability to connect with people.

What you will get in return:

• 25 days annual leave days plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Holiday purchase scheme - buy up to 5 additional days each year
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life Assurance
• A wide range of flexible staff benefits, from high-street discounts to wellbeing and lifestyle perks
• Cycle-to-work and Green Car scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Package (subject to eligibility)

New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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