Overview
Hours: 37 hours
Contract: Fixed term - 2 years
Salary: £39,152 - £41,771
Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of community engagement, ensuring the Mayor’s work is accessible, authentic, and shaped by real voices. You’ll plan and deliver events, manage relationships, and work closely with communications teams to amplify engagement activities. Your work will help strengthen trust, inclusion, and pride of place across South Yorkshire.
* Plan and deliver public engagement events with communities, partners, and stakeholders to increase visibility and build trust.
* Build strong relationships with residents, local leaders, and organisations to ensure community voices shape the Mayor’s work.
* Capture and communicate feedback from engagement activities to inform policy and communications.
* Work with communications and digital teams to promote engagement activities and celebrate community achievements.
* Manage risks and handle sensitive situations during public-facing activities to protect the Mayor’s reputation.
* Monitor and report on engagement outcomes, demonstrating impact and driving continuous improvement.
* Advocate for inclusion and pride of place in all engagement work to build stronger, more cohesive communities.
About you
We’d love to speak to enthusiastic and proactive individuals with a passion for community engagement and inclusion. You’ll need excellent organisational and communication skills, confidence in public-facing roles, and the ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism. If you thrive in dynamic environments and want to help shape South Yorkshire’s future, this role is for you.
* Proven experience in organising public-facing events and engagement activities.
* Excellent interpersonal skills; confident engaging with the public and senior stakeholders.
* Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
* Experience working in political environments and/or with senior politicians.
* Ability to handle sensitive or confrontational situations professionally.
* Skilled at partnership working with colleagues, local authorities, VCSE, and external partners.
* Strong digital skills, including social media and online engagement tools.
* Knowledge of South Yorkshire’s communities and civic landscape (desirable).
Benefits
All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is important with flexible policies, recognition, and shared success.
* Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
* Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in addition to normal annual leave.
* Hybrid working – Most roles are offered on a hybrid basis with some onsite full-time roles; remote working contracts may not be accommodated unless specified.
* Flexible Hours Scheme – Flexi-Scheme allows discretion over working hours; accrual of credit/debit of hours and time-off as Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
* Rewarding You – Discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions, and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
* Training on the job – On-the-job training and qualifications support.
* Professional Membership Fees – Reimbursement of membership fees where applicable and approved by Line Management.
Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority
Our workforce is diverse, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one; all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile, they will automatically be invited to interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact recruitment@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk or include in your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.
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