Job Details
Locations: Exact locations may change dependant of business needs - we're happy to discuss specifics during interview stage.
- North/West (Perry Barr/Erdington/Sutton Coldfield)
- East (Hodge Hill/Yardley)
- South (Edgbaston/Northfield)
- Central (Hall Green/Selly Oak/Ladywood)
Help Shape Stronger, More Connected Communities Across Birmingham
Are you passionate about working with communities and making a real difference to people's lives?
We are recruiting
Development Officers, each based in a different area of Birmingham, to help shape and deliver the new Connected Communities offer within Early Intervention and prevention. These exciting roles will work with residents, Friends Groups, volunteers, community organisations and partners to develop services and activities that respond to local need, increase community participation, strengthen local networks, and improve outcomes for local people.
About The Role
As a Development Officer, you will play a key role in developing and growing the Connected Communities (Libraries and Homes and Money) service offer within your locality. Working closely with residents, community groups, voluntary organisations, Friends Groups, and partners, you will help create inclusive opportunities that improve health, wellbeing, independence, and community resilience.
You will help ensure that Connected Communities hubs become vibrant, welcoming spaces where residents can access support, build connections, develop skills, and actively contribute to their local community.
About You
- We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and creative individuals who are passionate about communities and partnership working.
- Developing the Connected Communities offer in your locality, ensuring services and activities reflect the needs and strengths of local communities.
- Building strong relationships with residents, Friends Groups, volunteers, community organisations, and local partners.
- Increasing community engagement, participation, and volunteering opportunities across Connected Communities hubs.
- Working with partners to design and deliver community-led activities that improve health, wellbeing, and independence.
- Identifying opportunities for new partnerships, funding, and service development.
- Gathering community insight and feedback to help shape and improve services.
You Will Have Experience Of
- Community engagement, community development, or partnership working.
- Building positive relationships with residents, volunteers, Friends Groups, community groups, and partner organisations.
- Delivering projects, initiatives, or service improvements that make a positive difference.
- Facilitating engagement, consultation, or co-production activities.
- Working collaboratively across organisational boundaries to achieve shared outcomes.
- Using insight, feedback, and data to inform decision-making and service development.
- Supporting inclusion and tackling barriers faced by disadvantaged or underrepresented communities.
- Communicating confidently with a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
What We Offer In Return…
- Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
- Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
- My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
- Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
Company
Job Description and Person Specification
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There Is a Clear Vision Which Is Ensuring That The Council Is Working For Communities Today And Building For Tomorrow, We Focus Our Resources On Five Key Priorities
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.
For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies
Company Info
Website http://birmingham.gov.uk/ Telephone 0121 675 7070 Location Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom
