Job Title: County Liaison Officer
Salary: £34,405 - £37,432
Contracted Hours: 35 hours
Location: Worcester
Contract Type: Permanent 

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to work in a driven, dynamic and supportive team which provides you with a flexible and varied role and offers great benefits?

We are looking for organised, outgoing and friendly candidates to join our Highways and Transport Liaison team as County Liaison Officers.

Our County Liaison Officers act as ambassadors for the County Council and they are the main contacts for elected County Councillors (Members) when it comes to enquiries relating to highways and transport matters.

You will be responsible for an area where you will manage, coordinate and deliver Highways and Transport projects and work closely with members to ensure obstacles are overcome.

If you’re a confident communicator, then this could be just the role for you, as you will be the direct link between the County Council and the elected Members. You must be able to build strong, professional relationships with a variety of people from many different backgrounds and offer guidance and support to Members on major projects and operational issues.

Our County Liaison Officers also liaise with other external key stakeholders such as the emergency services, MPs, members of the public and you may be required to attend stakeholder forums.

The new candidate will be responsible for ensuring Worcestershire County Council's priorities and aspirations are at the heart of what they do and managed appropriately in accordance with policies and procedures

The post is varied, exciting and diverse, offering new challenges every day. It’s desirable that the candidate has a good knowledge of Highways legislation, practices and procedures. However, if you don’t but have a number of the other qualities and the right attitude, we’d love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be part of a friendly, supportive and welcoming team comprising seven County Liaison Officers who report to a Principal Liaison Officer.  Together, you will help to deliver and support key projects within Worcestershire.

If you have a real ‘can do’ attitude, enjoy travelling throughout our beautiful county and thrive on problem solving and communicating in a timely and clear way, then we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits 

In return, you can look forward to (per annum, pro rata for part-time) :

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 35-hour working week with Hybrid Working
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to a range of leisure, fashion, travel and lifestyle discounts

Disability Confident

We are inclusive – this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. 

Equality

Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only.
In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

Applying

Online applications are invited to apply for this role. 

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 29th May 2022
Anticipated Interview Date: Monday, 06th June 2022