Job Introduction
Communications and Engagement Officer
The role is initially offered as a fixed term contract up to June 2026
About Us
The Bristol Temple Quarter Limited Liability Partnership (BTQLLP) is seeking to appoint a Communications and Engagement Officer to join the team helping to shape the future of Bristol Temple Quarter, to create a place people want to live, work and spend time.
Bristol Temple Quarter (BTQ) is one of the UK’s largest regeneration programmes. It is a partnership between the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA), Bristol City Council, Homes England, and Network Rail.
Our mission is to work in partnership to deliver the ambitious regeneration vision for Bristol Temple Quarter. We are an inclusive, trustworthy, and committed team using our diverse skills and innovative approaches to build new communities and workspaces. The Communications and Engagement Officer will play a key role in the team to help make the partners’ ambitions a reality.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Engagement, you’ll play a key role in supporting BTQ’s external presence, delivering on a broad range of communications including marketing, media relations, copywriting, content creation, and social media. This is a varied and exciting opportunity to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to creating content for BTQ channels and media releases, as well as providing reputational communications advice to stakeholder on a project of huge significance.
About You
You’ll have experience of a broad range of communications and marketing disciplines and enjoy working in a multi-faceted, fast-paced environment. Able to demonstrate your experience working with the media, creating content in different mediums for a range of platforms, you’ll be able to effectively produce a range of communications that showcase the best of our work at Temple Quarter. You’ll need to have experience of public engagement activities and experience of partnership working; and either knowledge gained through relevant experience, or a Degree in marketing (or equivalent) is required for this role.
If this sounds like your next role, we’d love to hear from you! Please click on the apply button below and tell us why you would be a great fit for this post. The job description and person specification below contain more information.
Closing date: 1st December
Interviews will be held in person w/c 9th and 16th December subject to availability.
About the Company
Our Offer
As a part of our partnership, the successful candidate will be employed by the MCA but immediately seconded to work directly on BTQ as part of the LLP team. As a result, you will enjoy the same benefits and terms and conditions as MCA employees.
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:
- 26/31 days annual Leave
- Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme
- Reduced fare bus travel across the West of England
- Flexible and hybrid working options from day one to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with 2 or 3 days in the office a week.
The BTQ team is based at the MCA in a new bright, airy, modern office space, with all the latest technology, under a 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We ensure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status. We are also proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter.
Please contact us to identify any additional support you may need during the recruitment process.