Senior Corporate Engagement Officer

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council; Wales; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Neath, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Corporate Engagement Officer to lead engagement activities and coordinate consultation efforts across the council. The ideal candidate should have a relevant qualification and experience in stakeholder engagement, data protection, and research methodologies. Flexible working arrangement and an equal opportunities employer.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge of data protection compliance in line with GDPR.
• Experience in designing and delivering stakeholder engagement programs.
• Ability to engage with diverse audiences including those with protected characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate consultation and engagement activities across the council and with partners.
• Lead a small team of corporate engagement and communications officers.
• Design and manage corporate consultation and engagement activities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Data protection compliance

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Communication skills

Education

MRS Advanced Certificate

Job description

Job Description:

Job information Senior Corporate Engagement Officer from the Company Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, located in Neath, United Kingdom.

Job Responsibility:

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating consultation and engagement activity across the council and between partners, producing and maintaining a detailed programme of activity that makes best use of available resources, manages political sensitivities and reputational and legal risk, and contributes to decisions on council wide policies / projects / programmes.

The main duties of the post:

• To lead a small team of corporate engagement and communications officers, directing their day-to day work and ensuring it complies with legal and best practice guidelines around consultation, engagement and internal communications.
• To design, deliver and manage corporate consultation and engagement activity using a wide range of channels, tools and research methods including surveys, questionnaires, focus groups, workshops, structured interviews and reports.
• To ensure consultation and engagement activities are targeted appropriately to different audiences.
• To develop high-quality, accessible consultation and engagement materials suitable for a range of different audiences and channels, within brand and best practice consultation and engagement guidelines.

Ideally you will have a relevant professional qualification e.g. MRS Advanced Certificate and experience in:

• up-to-date data protection compliance in line with GDPR and in relation to engagement, consultation, and communications functions.
• designing and delivering effective stakeholder engagement and consultation programmes/projects.
• engaging and consulting with a range of audiences including protected characteristics groups and identifying inclusive strategies to secure engagement with these groups.
• qualitative and quantitative research and analysis techniques and methodologies that can be used in consultation and engagement.

Additional Information:

Welsh Language skills are desirable. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications in Welsh or English.