Engagement Officer – Maternity Cover

Ref: 000007 | Engagement Officer – Maternity Cover | Home-based South West, Hampshire and Isle of Wight 

However, extensive travel will be required as part of this role across Hampshire, isle of Wight, BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire and frequent travel across the wider South west locality (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings) | This is a fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Salary circa £17,800 per annum | 21 hours per week

Reporting to the Engagement Lead, the Engagement Officer helps strengthen local stroke communities by bringing people together, championing lived experience voices, and building warm, trusted relationships with volunteers, partners, and healthcare professionals. By supporting local groups, gathering insight, and sparking meaningful conversations, the role ensures stroke survivors and carers feel heard, connected, and supported to reduce the devastation of stroke. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working with people affected by stroke to ensure the voice of lived experience is central to our work

• Building and maintaining strong relationships across our charity and with external stakeholders

• Confident with public speaking

• Supporting stroke support groups and volunteers

You will be:

• Warm

• Friendly

• Approachable

• Enthusiastic

With experience of

• Being adaptive to best meet the needs of the people we support

• Working with and supporting a wide range of stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills, including confident public speaking skills

• Working in partnerships with other organisations including those in the voluntary sector, health and social care

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to attend a variety of meetings and events in health and community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

Please click here to view the role profile.  

To apply email:  

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement, and in the main body of your email when applying for the role.

Closing Date: Sunday 26 April 2026 | Interview Date: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May 

Please note all roles close at midnight

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.