Senior Manager, Community Engagement and Participation
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to lead community, stakeholder and public engagement across Greater Cambridge, helping to ensure that the voices of residents, partners and communities are at the heart of shaping the area's future. You will develop and deliver engagement strategies that build trust, strengthen relationships and create meaningful opportunities for people to influence decisions and projects that affect them.Job description
Working closely with colleagues, government partners, local authorities and a wide range of stakeholders, you will champion innovative and inclusive approaches to engagement. You'll help ensure that engagement activity supports the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation's vision and values, delivering social value, positive community outcomes and a strong sense of place.
The role combines strategic leadership with practical delivery. You will oversee engagement and consultation activity, provide expert advice and guidance, commission and manage specialist support where required, and work with project teams to design and deliver targeted engagement programmes. You will also help identify and mitigate risks, share best practice across the organisation and ensure a consistent and effective approach to stakeholder and community engagement.
This is a highly visible role that requires a confident and collaborative leader, able to navigate complex environments, influence a diverse range of stakeholders and deliver engagement that makes a genuine difference to communities across Greater Cambridge.
This role is being recruited by Homes England to support the establishment and operation of the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. The successful candidate will initially be employed by Homes England and will work predominantly on matters relating to the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation and its activities.
Person specification
We're looking for an experienced engagement professional who is passionate about involving communities, partners and stakeholders in shaping the future of places. You will have a strong track record of leading stakeholder and community engagement activity on complex development, regeneration, infrastructure or place-based programmes, and be comfortable working with senior leaders across government, local authorities and the private sector.
You will bring a solid understanding of planning, housing and public policy, with an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering sustainable growth. Knowledge of the funding, economics and infrastructure required to support large-scale development will help you engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders and partners.
You will understand what good engagement looks like and be able to apply best practice approaches to build trust, encourage participation and deliver meaningful outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a skilled collaborator and influencer, capable of bringing together diverse interests and building consensus around complex proposals and decisions. You will be confident navigating challenging stakeholder environments, balancing competing priorities and maintaining productive relationships across multiple organisations.
Experience of working within the development, planning, housing, regeneration or public sector environment, particularly alongside government bodies, will be highly valued. Above all, you will be motivated by making a positive difference, helping to create places that reflect the needs and aspirations of the communities they serve.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits.Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more please speak to the Recruiting Manager.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
If anyone has any queries on any of these terms and conditions, please get in touch for further information.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Giant to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information including Right to Work in the UK in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Right to work in the UK requirements
You must the right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship. Homes England is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Recruitment Team
- Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Further information
https://www.homesenglandcareers.co.ukSalary range
- £61,996 - £71,774 per year