Engagement Officer

• Engage with the diverse communities of Salford to capture experiences of health and social care. Ongoing relationship building with these communities will be expected.
• Proactively research engagement events to attend, ensuring best use of our resources and completing a review after attendance.
• Liaising with the Projects & Engagement Lead on attending events.
• Liaising with volunteers to agree on representation.
• Working with the team to manage marketing materials.
• Network with voluntary sector organisations to build relationships and capture feedback.
• Support with organising and attending the annual health fair.
• Ensuring all feedback captured is fed into the Intelligence Subgroup via the Operations Lead.
• Representing the organisation at meetings including presentations to showcase who we are and what we do.

Projects:

• Liaise with the Projects & Engagement Lead on which projects to undertake.
• Develop a project plan for each project, including (but not limited to):
  Identification of relevant stakeholders; establishing a working group; agreeing on methodology; allocating budget; agreeing on project timeframe; outcomes and impact.
• Coordinating projects from planning to completion.
• Complete a report on all projects completed, ensuring themes, recommendations and follow-up timescales are included and actioned.
• Follow up on projects (existing and new) to ensure recommendations/pledges have been actioned and the impact.

• Employer:
  
  Healthwatch Salford
• Locations:
  Hybrid, Salford
• Role Type:
  Fixed term
• Working Hours:
  
  Part-Time

Please download the recruitment pack on our website to view the full job description and person specification.

You can apply by sending over your CV and a covering letter which covers how you meet the requirements for the role, to  by Friday the 23rd of January at 9am.

Provisional interview date is Thursday the 5th of February.

• Closing Date:
  Friday 23rd January 2026 at 12:00pm
• Closing Time: 9am
• Anticipated Interview Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 12:00
• Employee Benefits:
  
  An additional day off for your Birthday Cycle to Work Scheme.£20 a month Refreshment Fund.
  
  Contributory pension scheme.
  25 Days Annual Leave (pro rata for part-time staff) plus bank holidays. With an incremental increase after two years of employment.
  
  Annual well-being day.
  
  Team Away Days and Wellbeing Mornings.
  
  Employee Assistance Programme.
  
  Costco card (for the duration of your employment).Company mobile phone.
  
  Simply Health scheme.
  
  Working from home allowance.
  
  Flexible Working.
  
  Blue Light Card.
  
  Corporate Membership at Salford Community Leisure.
• Flexible Working Options:
  Flexitime, Remote Working
• Working Pattern Details: 21 hours a week worked over 3 days, which days can be discussed at the interview.
• Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?:
  Yes