Engagement Officer - Midlands Net Zero Hub

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an Engagement Officer to support the Midlands Net Zero Hub through communication and marketing initiatives. The role reports to the Communications and Engagement Manager and requires agile, innovative thinking to deliver campaigns that align with hub objectives.

The post is offered on a hybrid basis with a starting salary of £33,673 and progression to £36,581 per year, pro rata for part-time. Closing date 29 September 2026; interviews from 8 October 2026.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and ability to engage across the Midlands network.
• Experience in communications and marketing planning and campaigns is desirable.
• Knowledge of internal and external communications approaches and related processes.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of communications and marketing plans and campaigns.
• Build relationships across the Midlands Net Zero Hub team and with stakeholders.
• Monitor developments and benchmark ROI to keep the council at the cutting edge of best practice.

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2027

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £33,673 (Level one) rising to £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:Clocktower, Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Midlands Net Zero Hub is funded by The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, and is hosted by Nottingham City Council.

The Engagement Officer role will be responsible for/proactively supporting the delivery of a number of communication and marketing projects, campaigns or on-going service marketing initiatives to support Midlands Net Zero Hub objectives.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Communications and Engagement Manager.

About You

The ideal candidate will:

• Support the Communications & Marketing in the development and delivery of communications and marketing plan/s and campaigns, offering creative and innovative ideas
• Form a key part of the Midlands Net Zero Hub team with responsibility for building relationships across the Midlands
• Keep up to date with key issues and developments and competitor analysis in all related communications and marketing activity, channels and e-marketing, particularly in relation to user generated content, new and emerging technologies to ensure the currency to ensure the council is at the cutting-edge of sector best practice, through benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness e.g. ROI.
• Knowledge/experience of a creative internal and external focused approach to communications and marketing of services and products with a good grasp of related processes and technique

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You are encouraged to share a cover letter as part of your application.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Sharina Manku, Communications and Engagement Manager, by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: Monday 29th September 2026

Interviews will be held:From Thursday 8th October 2026

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