Strategic Engagement Officer - Transport Planning Team

Are you a creative communicator and marketing specialist passionate about making a difference? Join Dorset Council’s forward-thinking Transport Planning Team as a Strategic Engagement Officer, where you’ll shape the future of how we move in Dorset.

In this strategic and dynamic role, you will:

• Lead the engagement strategy for transformative active travel schemes (walking, wheeling, and cycling).
• Champion the next phase of Dorset’s electric vehicle charge point programme, delivering on-street charging solutions across the county.
• Drive consultation and communication for Local Transport Plan 4, ensuring the voices of our communities are heard and their needs addressed.

Your work will be critical in helping Dorset Council meet the objectives of the Dorset Council Plan: boosting economic prosperity, creating healthier communities, enabling sustainable development, and protecting our natural environment.

What’s in It for You?

• Make an Impact: Your work will directly contribute to Dorset’s transition to sustainable transport, helping communities thrive while tackling climate change.
• Innovative Projects: Be part of projects that shape the future, from EV infrastructure to high-quality active travel initiatives.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a dedicated and passionate team, engaging with diverse communities across the region.
• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to large-scale strategic planning while enhancing your communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of a role that values your time, offering hybrid working opportunities in one of the UK’s most beautiful regions.

About You

We’re looking for a skilled communicator with expertise in engagement, marketing, or public relations. You’ll thrive on building relationships, managing consultations, and creating compelling content to inspire change and build trust.

Join us in making Dorset a leader in sustainable, community-focused transport solutions. Apply today and help shape the future!

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits 
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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