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At Bristol City Council we’re dedicated to making Bristol a city of hope and aspiration where everyone can share in its success. Consultation and engagement are at the heart of understanding our communities, building meaningful relationships, and enabling citizens and stakeholders to shape what we do.
This is where you come in. You will join a dynamic team dedicated to facilitating conversations which shape collaborative decision making.
You’ll have skills and experience in consultation, engagement or research, and be passionate about reaching people to gain insights or formal responses on council plans. You’ll apply high standards in the planning and delivery of consultation and engagement activity across a broad range of subjects, to enable citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to share their views and knowledge.
You will support the timely and effective design, promotion, analysis, interpretation and reporting of surveys and other engagement approaches.
You’ll help analyse responses using quantitative and qualitative methods, generate or test new ideas to improve our work, and ensure all consultation and engagement activity is inclusive and encourages active participation by Bristol’s diverse communities, including seldom-heard groups.
What do I need to have?
You’ll be resilient and self-motivated, creative, flexible; capable of handling a fast-moving brief across a range of projects simultaneously.
You will have experience of consultation, engagement and/or research using quantitative and qualitative techniques. You will be able to learn quickly how to design surveys, use survey software and analyse results.
You will have excellent writing skills and be able to communicate complex messages in a creative and engaging way. Your will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and manage relationships with stakeholders, both inside and outside the council – even when dealing with contentious issues.
A vital part of your role will be helping to ensure the council meets its legal duties for consultation as part of robust and lawful decision-making.
You will be willing to develop a sound knowledge of the legislative and financial context of local government and how to work with elected members and senior officers on sensitive or high-profile issues.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
This role is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This means that you are prevented from having any active political role either in or outside the workplace. Politically restricted employees are disqualified from standing for or holding elected office, and these restrictions are incorporated as terms in an employee’s contract of employment under s.3 Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.
You are also prohibited from canvassing on behalf of a political party or a person who is or seeks to be a candidate and from speaking to the public at large or publishing any written or artistic work that could give the impression that they are advocating support for a political party.