Engagement Officer

Salford City Council
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton

M27 5BN

 
Engagement Officer
Grade: 4B, £44,428 - £47,420 per annum
Working Hours: 36 hours 
Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Salford Civic Centre/Hybrid 

Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024 at 11:59pm

This is no Salfordinary city! At the heart of our approach are ambitious plans to transform Salford into a modern global city where we can all make a real difference to the lives of Salford people. As a people centred and values-based organisation Salford really is a great place to work. With a can-do approach, we embrace innovation and encourage people to be their very best.

We currently have a number of exciting roles within our Resources and Transformation directorate at Salford City Council, playing a key role in shaping the future of the council and how we deliver services to our residents. The roles will sit within the Organisation Development team to enable us to continue to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge, and ideas into the team.  

You will be a role model of our values and build collaborative and effective working relationships to make positive change happen. Putting our employees and residents at the heart of what you do, you will be passionate about helping others at all levels of the organisation, maintaining your own level of personal and professional development in order to fully support our workforce.

You will have relevant experience in:

• Organisational development initiatives and campaigns
• Change methodologies and practices
• Good internal and external stakeholder engagement
• Behaviour change 

About the Role

What will you be doing?

Reporting into an OD and Culture Change Lead you will play a key role in the successful delivery of a programme of key strategic projects, engagement and transformation required to develop the organisation and its people.  This is an exciting new role, and you will be expected to:

• Lead the engagement of organisational development and design initiatives including creating plans and approaches to meet the council, staff and residents’ needs  
• Support our workforce through transformation and change
• Be innovative in developing new ideas and ensure people are engaged and have a voice in solutions
• Bring internal and external stakeholders; business areas, residents and employees, on the journey, through effective engagement
• Embed a positive and enabling culture aligned with the Council’s priorities and values to drive a high performing organisation
•  Be creative about how we help shape the organisation

Role Profile.pdf

Why work for Team Salford

Please apply with a CV and expression of interest, showing how you meet the criteria set out in the role profile.

We will be holding a virtual Meet the Team event on Tuesday 7 May at 5pm BST. To find out more about the role and hear about Salford City Council register your interest and to receive the webinar link please click here

Deadline for applications is Sunday 12 May, 11:59pm. We reserve the right to close the application window sooner if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants before the specified deadline.

About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs. 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion.  
 
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr .

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. For more information, please visit: GreaterManchester Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater jobs