Job Description

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 2 years

Working Hours: 37 per week. Usually Mon-Fri but may include some evening and/or weekend working.

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,077 (Level one) rising to £44,775 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (pay award pending)

Location: Byron House, 2a Maid Marion Way, Nottingham, NG1 6HS

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About The Role

We are looking for a proactive and engaging Community Cohesion and Hate Crime Officer to lead and support work with communities, partners and stakeholders across Nottingham. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by helping communities respond effectively to local challenges, building trust between diverse groups, and strengthening community resilience.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with residents, voluntary and community organisations, public sector partners and other stakeholders to deliver initiatives that promote community cohesion, active citizenship and social inclusion. You will play a key role in empowering local communities, improving access to services, challenging hate-based narratives, and supporting work that prevents extremism and promotes understanding between communities.

You will also support and facilitate partnership working across the city, helping to deliver national, local and neighbourhood priorities. By building strong relationships and coordinating effective responses to emerging issues and community tensions, you will enable partners to achieve better outcomes for Nottingham's citizens.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience and knowledge of the factors impacting on community cohesion together with a practical understanding of how local authority can influence it.
A sound understanding of how individuals and communities can become susceptible to radicalisation and the tools available to support them.
Good community engagement, development, partnership and stakeholder management skills

You can find the job description for this post here .

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Leigh Plant, Neighbourhood Partnerships Operations Manager by telephone on 07701 049987 or by email at leigh.plant@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 25th August 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
Smart Working – to support your work life balance
Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

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