Current vacancy
Projects & Engagement Officer
- 37 hours per week
- Fixed-term until 31 March 2028
- £28,800 per annum
- Hybrid working – home and Harrogate office (two days a week in the office)
- 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential advice and wellbeing support
- Travel expenses reimbursed for work-related travel (excluding travel between home and the Harrogate office)
Recruitment timetable
Application deadline: Monday 17 August 2026 at 5.00pm
Shortlisting: Week commencing 17 August 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 2 September 2026 (during the day)
Interviews will take place in person at our office:
Healthwatch North Yorkshire
55 Grove Road
Harrogate
HG1 5EP
Please ensure you are available on the interview date before applying, as we may not be able to offer alternative interview dates.
Help improve health and care across North Yorkshire
We're looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and self-motivated Projects & Engagement Officer to join our small, supportive team.
This is an exciting opportunity to help ensure people's experiences of health and social care are heard and used to influence positive change. You'll lead and support projects, meet people in communities across North Yorkshire, analyse feedback and produce reports that help improve care.
No two days are the same. One day you could be speaking to local people at a community event, the next you could be analysing survey results, writing a report or presenting findings to organisations that provide health and care.
If you're organised, enjoy meeting people and want to make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About the role
We're looking for someone who:
- Lead and deliver small-scale projects from planning through to reporting.
- Speak to people across North Yorkshire about their experiences of health and care.
- Organise and attend community events and engagement activities.
- Analyse feedback and identify key themes.
- Produce clear, well-written reports and presentations.
- Build positive relationships with local organisations and community groups.
- Help ensure people's voices influence decisions about health and care.
- Travel across North Yorkshire to attend meetings, events and conversational activities.
About you
We're looking for someone who:
- Is friendly, approachable and confident speaking to people from all backgrounds.
- Has experience of managing projects or coordinating pieces of work.
- Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Can analyse information and write clear reports.
- Is organised, motivated and able to manage their own workload.
- Can travel across North Yorkshire when required.
How to apply
Please email your CV and covering letter to hello@hwny.co.uk
Your cover letter should be no more than 750 words,and can be within the body of the email or as an attachment.
You must explain how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and why you want to work for Healthwatch North Yorkshire.
Please note:
- We cannot accept applications consisting only of a CV.
- Anonymous or AI-generated applications that do not demonstrate how your experience matches the role will not be shortlisted.
- Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
- The successful candidate will be expected to work from our Harrogate office (two days a week) as part of our hybrid working arrangements.
- We are unable to accept applications or enquiries from recruitment agencies.
If you'd like an informal conversation about the role before applying, please get in touch – we'd be happy to hear from you.