Consultation and Engagement Officer

We are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West who are looking to recruit a Consultation and Engagement Officer to join their Marketing and Communications team.

Job: Consultation and Engagement Officer (Marketing and Communications)

Duration: Initial 2-3-month contact

Site presence: 1 day per week

Rate: £21.20 per hour

Job Introduction

The ideal candidate will be experienced with engagement skills specifically in data handling and analysis. Where filling will be handling, collating, and analysing a range of data from consultations and deciphering survey data, and experience in this area would serve the candidates well.

Your key responsibilities in this role would be to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Local Authority:

Responsibilities:

• To support the delivery of high-quality public consultation, engagement and research, to enables evidence-based decision making
• To shape and take part in informal public engagement activity to inform early planning and the development of ideas
• The post holder will be a corporately recognised specialist officer for consultation, engagement, e-participation, and the analysis, interpretation and dissemination of the results

Key job outcomes/accountabilities

• To assist with the promotion, design, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of corporate consultations, including advising on quantitative and qualitative approaches, corporate policy and standards and best practice
• Help shape and deliver public engagement which is inclusive and reaches diverse communities and less-heard groups
• Use public engagement to generate or test new ideas, increase public understanding of activities and encourage active involvement in the community
• Provide a consultancy service to individual departments, including advice, training and resources and to assist them in undertaking their own ‘self-service’ consultation and engagement
• Maintain the online consultations and engagement survey platforms and other tools to ensure policies & standards in consultation, data collection and quality are maintained
• Carry out online consultation and engagement work, including discussion forums, e-bulletins and using social media
• Use statistical and geographical analysis, data management and the maintenance of an audit trail incorporating quality assurance and quality control
• Test the use of innovative techniques to consult, engage and communicate with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and the public

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.