Senior Community Engagement Officer

Community charity Groundwork South has a unique role opportunity for an energetic,
people-focused, self-motivated Senior Community Engagement Officer to join us in an exciting
community flood resilience programme that we’re delivering in partnership with Buckinghamshire
Council and a range of other organisations.

Senior Community Engagement Officer
Reference: PGCEO24


Location: Buckinghamshire / Thames Valley

Contract: Fixed term contract to March 2027

Salary: Circa £27,000

Hours: Full or part-time considered

Paragraph summary of role: Project Groundwater is an innovative Defra-funded
partnership programme which seeks to improve understanding, raise awareness, and increase
resilience to groundwater flooding in communities in 9 high-risk flood areas of the Chiltern
Hills and Berkshire Downs – and here at Groundwork we’re delighted to have been appointed as
the community engagement lead.

Working closely with the Project Manager and existing engagement delivery team, as a Senior
Community Engagement Officer you’ll have the opportunity to develop and deliver community
engagement plans which will enable effective working with local residents and community groups,
drawing on co-production principles to achieve the community engagement goals of Project
Groundwater. This is a key role working in partnership with voluntary organisations, local
authorities, corporate organisations and others to help deliver improvements and increase local
resilience across designated pilot communities that have been impacted by groundwater flooding.

Through your engagement with local communities, you will generate interest, support and
participation in Project Groundwater whilst addressing barriers which may typically hinder
resilience to groundwater flooding. As a core member of the engagement delivery team, you’ll
have the chance to plan for and use a range of engagement techniques to help foster support
for, and involvement in, the project – with a focus on face-to-face engagement where possible.

For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job
Description on our website.

Groundwork South

Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives
and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental
regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places,
improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.

We are passionate about creating a future where every neighborhood is vibrant and green, every
community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their
background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over
100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real
and lasting, positive change.

Closing date for applications: 7th July 2024, 11.59pm

Interview date: 10/11th July 2024 (over MS Teams or Zoom)

Please quote reference ‘PGCEO24’ on any correspondence.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed
to our website to complete your application for this position.

Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members
of the community.

No agencies please.