Community Partnership Officer - REQ03503

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC11 £43,648 - £48,067

Join Our Team as a Community Partnership Officer

Are you passionate about empowering communities and making a real difference? Do you thrive on building strong relationships and delivering impactful community-led projects? If so, we want to hear from you!

North Lanarkshire Council is looking for a dynamic Community Partnership Officer to work at the heart of our communities, helping to drive positive change and foster collaboration between the council and local people.

About the Role

As a Community Partnership Officer allocated to Shotts and district, you will:

• Build strong connections with community groups, acting as a trusted point of contact.·
• Facilitate and support meaningful community-led projects like heritage initiatives, play areas, and other local priorities.
• Collaborate with community boards to empower residents and enhance decision-making.
• Promote community empowerment through initiatives like the Community Empowerment Challenge Fund.
• Contribute to our local development programme, ensuring approved projects deliver real benefits for communities.
• Work closely with partners to shape services that respond to local needs.

About You

We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused professional who:

• Has excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• As well as interpersonal and organisational skills, and a proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Can manage multiple projects and deliver results.
• Understands the importance of community engagement and empowerment.
• Is passionate about making a difference in local communities.
• A degree/ HND or other post-graduate or professional qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline (such as Community Planning, Community Development, Community Capacity Building, Community Learning and Development etc.)
• Significant experience in working with communities, and good understanding about community capacity building and community development methodologies.
• Experience working with Community and Voluntary Sector organisations and providing advice and support which helps them improve and develop.
• A proactive and confident approach, with a commitment to promoting community empowerment and sustainable development.

What We Offer

You will have the opportunity to make a real impact across North Lanarkshire by helping local communities thrive. If you are a team player with a passion for community work, we would love to hear from you.

In return, a competitive salary is offered along with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Apply Today!

If you’re ready to inspire, engage, and empower communities, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can make North Lanarkshire the place to Live, Learn, Work, Invest and Visit.

Next Steps:

To learn more about this role, please review the full job description and person specification. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the position further, please contact Gary Stark at starkga@northlan.gov.uk or 07793 314527.

Notes:

• The post may involve evening and weekend work
• Interviews are likely taking place from Wednesday 15 January - Friday 17 January 2025
• Successful candidates are subject to a basic disclosure check via Disclosure Scotland

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***