Community Engagement Officer London, England
Job description
The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now looking for an experienced and passionate Community Engagement Officer on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Role
As a Community Engagement Officer, you will identify, engage and build relationships with underserved local communities to help them access, enjoy and participate more fully with the central parks.
Alongside a small and dedicated team, you’ll help build a thorough understanding of the challenges local communities face by identifying gaps in provision and trialling solutions using a co-creative approach around nature, heritage and wellbeing.
You will become an integral part of our new Access and Engagement team, helping to roll out the new Access and Engagement Plan for the charity, delivering activities in the parks and support the recruitment of new volunteers.
Additionally, you will:
- Contribute to our visitor research programme
- Support access and sensory audits
- Respond to community enquiries and signpost to relevant teams
- Develop new resources to support access to the parks
- Help monitor feedback and evaluate impact
About You
To be considered as a Community Engagement Officer, you will need:
- Experience of successfully engaging London’s underserved communities
- Experience developing collaborative relationships with local organisations and services
- Practical understanding of Health & Safety and safeguarding children, young people and adults Ability to listen without judgment and communicate with empathy
Other organisations may call this role Outreach Officer, Engagement Officer, Outreach & Engagement Officer, Community Engagement Worker, Partnerships and Community Engagement Officer, Community Development Officer, Communities Development & Engagement Officer, or Public Engagement Officer.
This is an opportunity for an individual who has experience working with community groups at grassroots level and a passion for delivering solutions to improve access to the outdoors. You will play a vital role in ensuring everyone can enjoy and benefit from these biodiverse, historical, and beautiful spaces.
If you want to join a small and mighty team working to make a big difference in our parks, we would love to hear from you!
The Benefits
- Salary of £30,701 - £36,830 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
Plus, we’ve got a fantastic benefits package, designed to support your personal wellbeing and career path.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Community Engagement Officer, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
