Consultation and Engagement Manager

Hackney Council is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated consultation & engagement specialist to join Hackney’s consultation & engagement team.  

You’ll oversee the work of officers in the team and ensure that the Council delivers high-quality and inclusive public consultations and engagement activities to give every resident a voice in decisions that affect their lives, ensuring that consultation &  engagement is central to the Council’s policy making process.  

You will lead on projects as directed by the Head of Insight & Engagement. You will provide best practice engagement advice and work with project leads to develop, implement and evaluate consultation & engagement strategies that effectively involve residents and relevant stakeholders.

You will develop close working relationships with relevant project officers, ensuring they are adequately briefed about the progress of relevant consultation and engagement projects. You’ll also provide consultation advice to senior officers, members, colleagues and external partners.  

The successful candidate will have excellent consultation, engagement and research skills, and an ability to work independently to plan, deliver and analyse consultations to a high standard. You will also need to be comfortable managing high profile politically sensitive projects and advising senior managers and lead members.  You will have confidence pioneering new and innovative consultation initiatives and utilising co-design and co-production to support engagement.

If you would like to discuss any elements of the role, please contact florence.obinna@hackney.gov.uk

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 3 November 2024 (22:59 pm)

Interviews: Friday 15 November 2024

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk