Principal Participation Officer

We want Camden to be a better borough - a place where everyone has a chance to succeed and nobody gets left behind. Together, with citizens and organisations who call Camden their home, we will create a place that works for everyone and where everyone has a voice. Camden citizens want more of a say over the future of their communities - they have power, energy and ideas that need to be valued and supported. We have already done so much to open up the Council and enable people and organisations to come together to solve common problems - but we have big ambitions to go further.
What You'll Be Doing / How You'll Be Involved
We're looking for a participation experts who can help us to strengthen community voice and ensure that we're working alongside our residents to drive the design and shape of local neighbourhoods and services.
In this roles, you will support the organisation to connect with the wealth of social capital already in the borough, developing a greater understanding of informal community networks and organisers and breaking down barriers to involve and inspire citizens who may not have participated before. You will be experienced in deliberative engagement and democracy and will work with colleagues across the organisation to develop new approaches to bringing citizens closer to service and policy design and decision making. You will champion and enable citizen social activism across the borough and support the Council and partner organisations to connect and work collaboratively with local people.
Further information about We Make Camden - About - We Make Camden
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All About you
You will be a natural collaborator, who is experienced at working across organisation barriers to enable positive change for our communities. You will align and enable employees, members, partners and citizens to deliver We Make Camden.
You will have expertise in leading large-scale deliberative engagement, participation and/or social action programmes which have brought citizens closer to decision making. In this role, you will work with colleagues across the organisation to test and learn new approaches to deliberative engagement and decision making and new ways of working with citizens. You will be comfortable in navigating ambiguous situations and imaging how things could be done differently to achieve real change for Camden residents.
You will work closely with organisations who 'Make Camden', working with our anchor institutions to champion citizen participation and come together to develop new solutions to tackling complex social and economic challenges.
You will create space for people to share and apply lessons learned to help others improve their activities. Most importantly, you are passionate about how we can work with citizens and communities to find the best possible solutions to complex challenges.
What We Offer
At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.