Community Liaison Officer

COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER Reigate, Surrey * *£33,516 – £41,847 per annum

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is looking to recruit a Community Liaison Officer to join an established team of community based staff, responsible for developing a local area focus for Council activities and providing support to Councillors by helping them to work effectively with their communities.

A confident and self motivated individual, you are likely to have previous experience of leading cross-sector partnership projects and community based working involving local Councillors and community representatives.

You will have experienced community based partnership working and be able to demonstrate leadership and excellent communication skills.

Reporting to the Community Liaison Manager, you will need to work closely with a team to achieve goals and objectives whilst working with minimal supervision.

Your ability to demonstrate and provide excellent customer care skills and problem solving abilities is key to success in this role, which you will put to use in your involvement with diverse communities within the borough.

Due to the nature of this role, you may occsionally required to attend some evening and weekend meetings or functions.

If you would like an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Simon Bland, Community Liaison Manager, on 01737 276303

To apply, please complete an application pack from this page. Alternatively please e-mail or telephone 01737 276096 supplying your e-mail or postal address. Please quote reference SJ720.

Closing date for applications will be mid-day on Tuesday 13 March. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 26 March.

Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory Standard Criminal Record Bureau check performed in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

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