Community Engagement Officer

An exciting opportunity has presented itself for a Community Engagement Officer to become an integral member of the Belfast Mobility Team.

As a community engagement officer you will develop and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders, including professionals and volunteers in organisations across the sector, develop a mutual understanding of service provision and opportunities for collaboration. You will actively raise the profile of Guide Dogs, promoting our services and working in collaboration with statutory, voluntary and community groups to develop a wide range of initiatives aimed at reaching out to people living with sight loss.

Within this role you will be responsible for; • Generating customer enquiry levels for all services across the Mobility Team area, in line with local management plans, objectives and Guide Dogs national strategy, by promoting our services to local and national organisations.

• Identifying new opportunities, developing and  maintaining relationships with key partners including other charities, health organisations, local authorities, eye health professionals and community groups etc for the purposes of educating external staff and volunteers.

•Providing a local voice for national campaigns - acting as a key spokesperson within the Mobility Team and in representing the interests of our customers.

•Actively challenging discrimination or social/environmental barriers affecting freedom of movement for people who are blind and partially sighted. 

Key Requirements for this role include;

• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to deal with people at all levels. Able to plan, prioritise and self-monitor activity with limited support from line manager. Confident in speaking to groups.

• Experience of closely working with or in a capacity to deliver services to blind and partially sighted people.

• Eligibility to work in the UK

For further information or to apply please see www.guidedogs.org.uk/jobs and visit "Current Vacancies"
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