Resident Engagement Officers

Job Title: Resident Engagement Officers
Location: London Borough of Harrow
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for London Borough of Harrow
Contract Type: Temporary ongoing
Hours of Work: 36 hours per week

Overview of Resident Engagement Officers:
Pertemps is offering an exciting opportunity within the London Borough of Harrow for self-driven and motivated Resident Engagement Officers to join our expanding team. The role comes with a competitive pay rate of £16.19 per hour. Additional benefits include excellent training and support for career development, as well as 21 days of holiday (excluding Bank Holidays).


Primary Responsibilities for an Resident Engagement Officers:

• Engage, consult, and communicate with residents, community groups, voluntary sector organizations, and users of Council services to support consultation exercises, decision-making, and co-production of services.
• Make our work more accessible by reaching out to all our diverse communities and ensuring residents have the best opportunity to engage.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop, support, and deliver a program of community activities to achieve the fullest resident engagement.
• Organize and promote community engagement meetings and events, and support community-led initiatives and projects.

Requirements for the Successful Candidate:

• Ability to research, gather, analyze, and present complex information clearly to a diverse range of audiences.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively and enthusiastically with people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Enthusiastic and helpful personality, capable of representing the Council in a professional and personable manner.
• Self-motivated with highly developed organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient ICT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with inclusive community engagement.
• Knowledge of effective community engagement techniques and practices.
• Experience working with community and residents' groups.

About us:
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
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