Community Engagement Project Officer

5 months ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Do you have a passion for supporting Dorset's communities?

As a Community Engagement Project Officer, you'll be involved in a whole number of community based projects, working with a team who support many of Dorset Council's proactive and reactive community based support initiatives from cost of living support, liaison with Town and Parish councils, development of place based working communities strategy, appreciation for the diversity of our communities. This role will be working closely in community organisations that support food security projects such as foodbanks, social supermarkets and community fridges.
- experience in community engagement
- experience in community based project delivery
- confidence and experience in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders
- excellent interpersonal skills, including motivation, negotiation, persuasion, diplomacy and reassurance

**Further Information**:
Interviews will take place throughout the day on Tuesday 21st May at County Hall, Dorchester

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

**About Us**:
**Dorset Council: A great place to work**

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.



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