London Borough of Islington, England, United Kingdom

Project Liaison Officer

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Project Liaison Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £23.48 - £30.75 per Hour

Responsibilities:

  • Working as part of a project team but also as an individual officer, take direct responsibility for the communication strategy for each project assigned to you. Act as the go to person for advice/information on resident consultation for major works.
  • Undertake the design, content, printing, recording, distribution and follow up of all leaflets, newsletters, posters etc. required to deliver an excellent communications strategy for each project.
  • Provide responses to all incoming correspondence, concerning the projects to which you are assigned, from residents, colleagues, elected members, working hard at all times to counter balance negativity.
  • Act as the Councils lead for all stage 1 complaints concerning major works projects, investigating those concerning the projects to which you are assigned. Provide carefully considered objective responses in line with the Councils complaints procedure.
  • Develop good working relationships with colleagues elsewhere in the organisation to assist you with your work, in particular consultation staff working within the Councils Homeownership Unit, departmental and central complaints officers, area housing officers and Housing Partnerships teams .

Qualifications:

  • University degree or equivalent.
  • Experience working in a similar role would be helpful but not essential.
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic, creative and energetic in approach to work.

Please note:

  • You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
  • You should have right to work in U.K
  • This role requires a basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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  Required Skills:

Discretion Pay BASIC Newsletters Balance Partnerships LTD Strategy Design Business Communication