Consultation and Engagement Lead  – AR

Overview

In this temporary role, you will provide expert capacity to lead key consultation projects and ensure residents have a direct voice in Council decisions. You’ll work within the Communications and Engagement team to take on established workload, guiding inclusive engagement across services, with a focus on legal robustness and data-informed policy shaping. You partner with senior officers, elected Members, and Housing colleagues to drive meaningful participation and insights. This is an opportunity to impact local governance through high-impact, evidence-based engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of inclusive public consultation across Council services
• Ensure consultation processes meet statutory duties and can withstand legal challenge
• Advise on engagement strategies for high-profile and sensitive local issues with senior officers and elected Members
• Support tenant, leaseholder, and resident engagement activities with Housing colleagues
• Oversee analysis and interpretation of consultation feedback to shape Council policy

Key requirements

• Proven track record delivering complex public consultations in local authority or large public sector
• Politically sensitive environment navigation with elected Members
• Strong grasp of statutory consultation requirements and engagement best practices
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to engage diverse communities and leadership
• Ability to own an established workload and deliver results independently from day one

• Strong interpersonal and written communication
• Stakeholder management
• Political sensitivity
• Data analysis of consultation feedback
• Knowledge of statutory consultation requirements and engagement practices
• Engagement strategy development

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