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Project and Stakeholder Engagement Lead
London (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£50,000 - £74,999
FULLTIME
Project and Stakeholder Engagement Lead (Job Ref: 3397)
Starting salary: £53,857
Job Grade: Level 5 Zone 1
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 13th April 2025 at 23:55
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
About us
In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind.
The role
The Community Investment Programme (CIP) is our ambitious 15-year plan to invest over £1 billion in schools, homes and community facilities in Camden. Its Camden’s answer to government spending cuts and enables us to continue to invest in our community despite massive cuts in central government funding. In total, we’re building:
- 3,050 new homes, including 1,100 council homes
- 300 genuinely affordable homes to rent
- 48 schools and children’s centres
- 9,000m2 of improved community facilities, the equivalent of 35 tennis courts
This important role will oversee our engagement programme for a number of schemes across CIP and will shape the strategy for engagement as well as the conversations we have with our residents and community which is vital to the successful future delivery of new homes.
The post holder will be required to form strong working relationships with stakeholders, to develop shared solutions for regeneration and development works in line with Our Camden 2025 ambitions. You will be responsible for working to tight timescales and to meeting the agreed project objectives.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in designing and delivering complex consultation and engagement strategies which will be used to ensure the successful delivery of extended development and construction phases of large-scale projects. Your experience will have been gained working on a range of infill and regeneration projects.
To be successful in this role you will have the ability to build a thorough knowledge and understanding of the proposed sites. You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, including influencing and negotiating skills. You will have a strong ability to implement robust communications plans to ensure projects are delivered, forging strong relationships with the local community including with those groups who are traditionally harder to reach and engage with.
You will be a creative thinker in problem-solving and have a demonstrable ability to deal with a wide range of stakeholders; including crisis communications and emergency planning skills.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting our communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.