Job Title: Participation and Engagement Officer
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Hourly rate:
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 22/06/2025
Job Overview
Do you believe children and young people should shape the decisions that affect their lives?
At the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCCJ), we are looking for a Participation and Engagement Officer to lead our work with children and young people – amplifying their voices, promoting their rights and ensuring they are heard at every level.
You will develop and deliver an inclusive participation strategy, design tools and activities to reach all young people (including those most marginalised) and lead our Youth Advisory Group. You will work with organisations across Jersey to embed children’s rights in policy and practice and deliver human rights education to professionals.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, experience of working directly with young people, and a strong commitment to equity, inclusion and human rights, to join our small, values-driven team. If that sounds like you we would love to hear from you.
For more information please see the full Job Description.
For an informal conversation please contact Tara Murphy: tara@occj.org.je or 01534 867310
Job Purpose
For a full copy of the Job Description, please click here Participation and Engagement Officer
Jersey Public Service Careers
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
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