Consultation, Engagement, & Participation Officer LGR

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Nottingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Consultation Engagement & Participation Officer (Local Government Reorganisation)

Salary:(Grade G)
2 Years FTC (24 months)

Nottingham City Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - one of the most significant changes to local government in Nottinghams history. We are looking for a skilled motivated and peoplefocused Consultation Engagement & Participation Officer to help ensure residents communities partners and voluntary sector organisations are fully involved in shaping this transformation. This is a unique chance to be part of a highprofile programme that will influence the future of services community empowerment and democratic participation across the city.

About the Role

As part of the Research Engagement & Consultation (REC) Team youll help ensure the Councils consultation and engagement work is robust inclusive and insightled. Working closely with the REC Team Manager and the LGR Implementation Director youll support the design planning and delivery of engagement for the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) programme ensuring proposals reflect residents views and community needs. Youll also support key corporate consultations including the Future Council Conversation Citizens Survey Budget Consultation and other statutory engagement duties. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with diverse communities values evidencebased decisionmaking and is committed to fair accessible and inclusive engagement.

What Youll Do

In this impactful and varied role you will:

Support engagement for LGR planning and implementation

Design deliver and analyse consultation and engagement activities to inform LGR proposals.
Work with the LGR Implementation Director and REC Manager to plan and qualityassure engagement workstreams.

Champion meaningful resident and stakeholder engagement

Support engagement with residents community groups voluntary organisations and partners.
Strengthen community empowerment and involvement in shaping how future services will operate.

Apply strategic frameworks & inclusive practice

Support the implementation of frameworks and standards for engaging citizens with protected characteristics including disabled residents and children & young people.
Monitor and evaluate how these approaches are applied across the Council.

Support corporate consultation programmes

Contribute to major corporate consultations including the Citizens Survey Budget Consultation and Future Council Conversation.
Support the Councils statutory consultation requirements.

Develop insight and good practice

Use data insight and analysis to improve understanding of customer needs.
Support commissioning and service design through evidencebased engagement.

Enhance digital engagement capability

Help develop tools resources and digital platforms that support highquality engagement and participation.

Monitor and improve engagement practice

Evaluate engagement activity across the organisation and identify improvements.

About You

Were looking for someone who is enthusiastic about participation confident working with diverse communities and comfortable translating insight into meaningful action.

You will bring:

Understanding of effective engagement and consultation practice
Experience planning delivering or supporting consultation and engagement activity
Ability to analyse data and use insight to inform decisions
Strong communication facilitation and partnershipbuilding skills
Ability to influence colleagues and work across departments and services
Experience using digital engagement or survey tools (any platform)
Commitment to equality accessibility and inclusive engagement

If you are curious passionate about involving people and eager to support major organisational change we would love to hear from you.

Why Join Us

Be part of a significant citywide transformation that will shape Nottinghams future
Work in a supportive team with a strong learning culture
Gain handson experience in strategic consultation and engagement
Help strengthen community voice empowerment and inclusion
Make a real impact on services and outcomes for Nottingham residents

We Welcome Applications from Everyone

Were committed to creating an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds identities and life experiences.

Do you want a role where your work shapes real change Wed love to hear from you.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Jon Rea at

Closing Date: Sunday 5 April 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: w/c 27 April 26

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Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

DescriptionConsultation Engagement & Participation Officer (Local Government Reorganisation)Salary:(Grade G)2 Years FTC (24 months)Nottingham City Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) - one of the most significant changes to local government in Nottinghams history. We are l...