Job Location : Godstone, UK
This role has a starting salary of £38,746 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.
We are thrilled to be hiring a new Stakeholder Engagement Officer to join our small but dynamic Highways Engagement and Commissioning team. The team is based out of Merrow Complex, Merrow, Guildford, and we promote a hybrid approach to working, meeting collaboratively when required. We are proud of our customer focus and our strong connections with local county councillors supporting them to progress highways improvements important to their local communities.
Rewards and Benefits
About the Team
This role sits within the Highways Engagement and Commissioning Team, which is part of the Highways and Transport Service. The focus for the team is to provide excellent customer service for highways works, and this is embraced to ensure that county councillors and customers are at the heart of everything we do.
As part of the Highways Engagement and Commissioning team, you will be the focal point for county councillors, supporting them to progress highways improvements important to their local communities. The team works with key local stakeholders to better understand the needs of an area, which will influence the work of the various engineering teams. This is likely to be through focus groups, surveys or engagement events and research.
About the Role
We are looking for a Stakeholder Engagement Officer who can work as part of a team to actively engage with a variety of stakeholders about sometimes complex highways issues and to translate this technical information into clear prioritised proposals. In addition to this you will be responsible for supporting members to commission highways works as part of their local budgets by working collaboratively with other highways teams. Therefore, it will be important to be able to work with figures and have attention to detail.
Sometimes highways schemes meet some resistance, even if prioritised by a local community. This role gives the opportunity to calmly influence to turn around opinion to give a positive outcome within a multi-tier political governance structure.
You do not need to be a highways expert for this role, however you will need to be a great communicator with an ability to work with budgets, an understanding of working in a political environment, with a passion for challenging conversations as well as an advocate of doing things differently as we would like to improve the service that we offer.
We are looking for a highly motivated, solution focused person who can make a valuable contribution towards highway stakeholder engagement.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be shortlisted for interview, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence:
Due to the nature of this role, the role holder will need to have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion contact Michelle Collins or Sarah Woodworth
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 21/04/2024, with interviews to follow.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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