Job Description

How you'll make a difference:

As Area Committee Officer, you will be the main point of contact for the pilot area committees and support community engagements efforts to encourage active participation the democratic process. You will be key in the coordination of their implementation, facilitating the preparation of meeting documents and providing guidance to a wide variety of partners.


What you will be doing:
Working on the pilot area committees project, you will be responsible for coordinating meetings, setting agendas, and facilitating workshops within the committees to support community participation. You will need to establish strong relationships with key partners, including town and parish councils, voluntary community and social enterprise groups (VCSE), residents, local businesses, the police and fire and rescue. It will be your responsibility to provide an effective administration service, including continuous evaluation, organising and recording meetings, ensuring documents are accurate, actions are tracked, and deadlines are met. Using your experience and knowledge, you will ensure all those involved are well informed, the information provided is accurate and relevant and a high level of service is maintained.

What we need from you:
It is essential that you have practical experience in a similar community engagement area and have a good understanding of local government. You will hold or be working towards a professional qualification in community development/asset-based community development (ABCD) or have relevant experience. We require you to have experience of meeting service standards, targets and tight deadlines. You will have excellent administration experience, including arranging meetings, producing minutes and presenting findings in a clear and concise format. Given the elements of this role, you will be an excellent communicator and have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and engage successfully with community groups and customers.

What you need to know:
This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, with the requirement to work outside of the normal office hours. This is a limited term contract for 2 years. This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate and working from home.

Interviews will be held on 28th May 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:
As part of our benefits package, you will receive

generous annual leave

(pro rata), employee

wellbeing support

and you will have access to a range of

staff discounts

, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We recognise that our

diverse team

of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine

flexibility

to help them achieve that

work/life balance

. We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our

training and development

offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.


Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here



We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses. We're providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We're making a difference, be part of it!

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