Engagement Consultant

Engagement Consultant £30,000 (DoE) London (Hybrid) Are you an individual that enjoys connecting with communities and engaging with local authorities to make an impact? Does the prospect of making real impactful change drive you? If so, this role is for you! Your role: This is an exciting opportunity for an Engagement Consultant to join a team that delivers planning, design, highways and traffic engineering, landscape architecture and engagement services. We are looking for someone who is: Organised and adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines Excited about learning and growing within a communications and engagement role A great communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues Familiar working in consultation, engagement, communications or public affairs (favourable but not mandatory for the role) Who we are: Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is a leading multi-disciplinary design, engineering and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable and safe. Led by a forward-thinking management team we work together in multi-disciplinary teams that provide services that are well thought-out and sustainable. Our approach to integrated design produces award winning results that have won international recognition. If you aspire to really making a difference and want to work with great colleagues whilst advancing your career, then Project Centre could be the place for you. What you will be doing: Our team helps clients connect with their communities & stakeholders and involve them in the decisions that impact the way they live, work and travel. We deliver public consultation, community engagement and behaviour change programmes, and analyse the outcomes of these to shape how local authorities deliver projects. This role will work alongside our Senior Engagement Consultants to develop and implement effective engagement plans and activities for our clients, securing buy-in from a diverse range of stakeholders. Your work will be varied and during a typical week, you could be: Supporting at face-to-face and online events such as workshops and drop-in sessions, developing your organisation and facilitation skills Drafting engaging content for different channels, including leaflets, web and social media Showcasing your written communication skills, including responding to stakeholders’ queries, developing FAQs and key messages Creating web pages, surveys and digital outlets to gather feedback from the community and stakeholders Data input of engagement feedback and building your data analysis skills Improving your project management skills, including designing project schedules and liaising with relevant suppliers ensuring that projects and actions are delivered on time Ensuring that client brand guidelines are followed in content and design What’s in it for you: The role is a permanent position, working in a team with a high-profile agenda that delivers planning, design, highways and traffic engineering, landscape architecture and engagement services. Our benefits include: Permanent contract Full time, 37.5 hours per week Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package, subject to eligibility criteria Generous holidays (plus bank holidays) Private health care Yearly professional membership Hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role Company Pension Scheme to help you save for your future What’s Next? If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and complete your application. Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - (url removed) NOTE TO AGENCIES:

We will only be accepting direct applications for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.

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