We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Greenwich to assist with the appointment of a Local Plan Engagement Officer, on a 2.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £21.71 - £27.57 per hour
Summary:
The Local Plan Engagement Officer will support the Royal Borough of Greenwich to ensure that local communities are informed, involved and influential in shaping the boroughs new Local Plan. The postholder will work with residents, community groups, planning colleagues and partners to deliver high-quality, accessible and innovative engagement that places residents at the centre of policy development.
The role will focus on planning-related engagement, ensuring that diverse voicesincluding those seldom heardare meaningfully included in shaping spatial planning policies, regeneration proposals and long-term place-making decisions.
Responsibilities:
* Deliver engagement activities relating to the Local Plan, planning policy consultations, regeneration programmes and borough-wide planning initiatives.
* Support the creation of clear, accessible engagement materialsmaps, summaries, flyers, social media content, newsletters and online resourcesensuring they are jargon-free and tailored to diverse community audiences.
* Work with internal and external partners, including voluntary and community organisations, to maximise outreach into all parts of the community.
* Build strong working relationships with community groups, councillors, planning officers, third-sector partners and statutory agencies.
* Ensure all work is delivered in accordance with Council values, equalities commitments, health and safety practices, and GDPR/data protection requirements.
Qualifications:
* Degree or equivalent experience in planning, community engagement, public policy, regeneration, social sciences or a related field.
Requirements:
* Proven training or professional development in community engagement, consultation or stakeholder management.
* Experience delivering community engagement or public consultation activities, ideally within planning, regeneration or place-making.
* Experience organising events and workshops, both online and in person, including coordinating logistics and managing contractors or facilitators.
* Experience producing engagement materials and communication content for a range of audiences.
* Experience working with diverse community groups, including vulnerable or seldom-heard populations.
* Experience working in partnership with internal stakeholders, third-sector organisations or local community groups.
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
* You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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