Community Engagement & Volunteering Officer

Wirral Council is a place where your work truly makes a difference. Employees are empowered to “#BeTheDifference” and help improve life for residents across one of the happiest and most welcoming areas in the UK. With its stunning coastline, vibrant communities, and ambitious vision for the future, Wirral offers an exceptional setting to grow your career and feel valued every day. If you’re looking for a role where you can thrive, develop, and make real impact, Wirral Council is the perfect place to apply.

Fixed Term Contract – 18 months. Birkenhead Park - one of the world's most influential public parks and the inspiration behind New York's Central Park is entering an exciting period of development. Wirral Council is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Community Engagement and Volunteering Officer to play a key role in progressing the park's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status and supporting major externally funded heritage projects.

About the Role: This is where relationships matter. You’ll be at the heart of the park’s community, working with residents, visitors, volunteers and partners to ensure their voices are heard and reflected in future plans. Whether you’re developing creative engagement activities, supporting community-led initiatives or growing a diverse and welcoming volunteer offer, your work will help people feel part of something bigger and more meaningful. Day to day, you might be planning and delivering events that bring people together, building connections with schools and local groups, or using digital channels to widen participation and tell the park’s story. You’ll also act as a key link between the community and the wider project team, helping turn ideas into action and ensuring engagement is inclusive, accessible and impactful.

About the Candidate: We’re looking for someone who is naturally engaging and confident with people, who enjoys listening as much as leading, and who can build trust quickly across a wide range of communities. You’ll bring experience of delivering community-focused projects or events, but just as importantly, you’ll bring energy, creativity and a genuine passion for making a difference. You’ll be organised and self-motivated, able to balance competing priorities while keeping quality high. You’ll know how to communicate clearly and effectively, whether face-to-face, in writing or online, and you’ll be comfortable using digital platforms to reach new audiences. Most of all, you’ll be someone who sees potential in people, in partnerships, and in places and knows how to bring that potential to life. If you’re driven by creating opportunities, strengthening communities and helping shape the future of an iconic park, this role offers the chance to do exactly that.

For an informal discussion about the role or any queries, please contact via email at darranmarquiss@wirral.gov.uk. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 30th June 2026. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances. If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral: You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start: Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave. We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people. We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays. We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us. We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process.

If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk. Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page. The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now. We do not accept applications or CVs from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.

How to apply: Please apply online by clicking the link below.