Engagement Officer

**East Suffolk Council, Melton (IP12 1RT) and Felixstowe (IP11 2AG)**:

- **£31,099 - £33,820 per annum (pro rata for part time staff)**:

- **37 hours per week**:

- **18 month contract (fixed term)**

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council as an Engagement Officer (Felixstowe).

**Your role**:
The purpose of this role is to assist the Development Enabling Lead with the coordination and delivery of key Council-led strategic development sites. These projects seek to deliver on Local Plan allocations and the Council’s strategic ambition to deliver housing and leisure growth on its own land.

The role will be focussed on engagement with the community and stakeholders and other landowners. It will require close coordination and leadership of consultants and colleagues. This will also require close engagement with elected members to seek endorsement of projects as they progress. This responsibility will straddle multiple teams of the council require strong partnership working with Economic Development/Regeneration, Housing, Assets and Planning Teams, all who provide a wide range of skilled and innovative officers to complement the process and programme.

**What you will need**:
You will need proven project delivery experience in stakeholder and community engagement to help drive forward the Council’s strategic ambition across a number of priority sites. You will need to be a highly motivated self-starter, with excellent interpersonal skills and creativity.

Experience of working on regeneration projects in the built environment is preferred as is local knowledge of the Felixstowe Peninsular and the wider East Suffolk.

**Why work for us?**

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, **take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube)**.

**Here are some of the main benefits**:

- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our **benefits brochure (pdf)**.

**For more information**

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Neil Cockshaw on 01394 444451.

**Closing date: 1.00 pm, 6 October 2023.**

**Interview date: w/c 16 October 2023.**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the advert and the **Job Description and Person Specification (docx).**

**Step 2 - **Complete the **Supporting Statement template (docx)**. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.