Youth Engagement & Partnerships Officer

Empower young voices, shape local democracy, and build lasting community partnerships.

We’re all in for young people across our borough, working alongside them to design services, influence decisions and create opportunities that leave a legacy in our community.

Every day, you will drive youth participation across the borough by managing core work streams like the RBKC Youth Council, the Youth Participation Fund, and the Youth Participation Network. You will split your time evenly between desk-based planning and community outreach, building strong partnerships with schools, the voluntary sector, and youth organisations.

Two key focus areas will be managing and expanding the Youth Participation Network and the Youth Participation Fund. This involves, collaborating and partnering with parents/carers, schools, youth organisations, local businesses and voluntary sector organisations to connect young people with the services and opportunities that they need/want in the borough, or codesigning and co-producing these opportunities with young people utilising our annual Participation Fund.

You will also coordinate major events, such as the Young Leaders awards celebrating hundreds of community groups, and the Young Internship Programme, which provides paid work experience across council departments.

Navigating financial constraints and council approval mechanisms independently will be part of your routine, requiring you to build trusted relationships between residents, young people, and senior leaders with care and competence.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification

You have agenuine belief that young people should help shape the decisions that affect them.

You bring a proven experience in working with young people, residents or communities in a professional, voluntary or lived experience capacity with as solid understanding of safeguarding policies surrounding young people, and a willingness to undergo a DBS check.

An understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing young people in K&C, or the curiosity to quickly build that understanding is essential, allowing you to build trust collaboratively, manage relationships independently, and create and maintain accessible, youth-friendly programmes.

You are highly organised, proficient with standard IT tools like Microsoft Office and SharePoint, and confident developing smooth, inclusive processes to manage several projects simultaneously.

Above all, you possess a genuine commitment to equity and fairness, ensuring all young voices are heard and respected.

At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.

We offer a competitive salary, dedicated training, and pathways for career progression as our wider department expands.

We believe the best ideas often come from young people, and we are committed to creating an environment where colleagues are trusted to innovate, experiment and lead.

This role gives you unique opportunity to influence strategy, deliver high-profile projects, and make a visible difference for young people across the borough backed by strong support from our Lead Members. You will join a dynamically collaborative, compassionate and ambitious team at a pivotal moment, helping to drive our three-year plan forward and contribute to our goal of delivering the best youth participation service possible.

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

At RBKC, we’re all in—and your role will be too, by bringing a 'get stuck in' mindset to the frontline as you coordinate outreach and projects across the borough. Whether you are working from the office or out in the field with schools and youth groups, this…