Community Board Manager

Overview

We’re looking for a community‑focused Community Board Manager to drive local engagement, strengthen community partnerships, and support Buckinghamshire Council’s commitment to empowering residents. This role is ideal for someone passionate about collaborative working, local issues, and making a meaningful impact across diverse communities.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. 

Buckinghamshire Council is dedicated to putting local communities at the heart of everything we do. Through our Community Boards, we bring residents, councillors, partners and organisations together to identify priorities, shape local services and solve the issues that matter most. Our approach promotes strong local relationships, shared problem‑solving and innovative solutions that improve outcomes for all.

About the role

As a Community Board Manager, you will lead the Council’s locality and partnership work within a defined geographic area. Acting as a connector between local communities and the Council, you’ll enable meaningful engagement, drive forward action plans, and ensure our Community Boards are well‑supported and effective.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with councillors, partners, residents and community groups to address local issues and influence service design.
• Lead Community Board governance, including formal meetings, action plans, reports and budget oversight.
• Facilitate collaborative working across communities and partners to identify priorities and deliver local solutions.
• Develop and deliver targeted communication and engagement plans to ensure residents can shape local services.
• Provide specialist advice, respond to complex stakeholder issues, and use local insight to anticipate concerns.
• Plan and deliver local events, including engagement activity

Mobile:

A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

About you

Knowledge and understanding of the Aylesbury area including its local needs, issues, and networks would be an advantage, but not essential.

You’ll have an exceptional ability to build positive working relationships across formal and informal networks, excellent customer service skills (with experience of resolving escalated enquires) and the ability to deal with people at all levels confidently, sensitively, and diplomatically. You’ll be experienced in working directly with and supporting elected members, and it would be an advantage to have strong political awareness.

You’ll be able to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team and will be supported by the Partnerships & Communities Service Manager and wider team to address complex issues. You will work together with the wider team to deliver solutions that enhance the quality and efficiency of services and the reputation of the Council. You’ll be resilient, positive and solution focussed, escalating issues early as needed.

Other information

For further information on this role please see the attached job summary.

You’ll be expected to attend the Gateway for our Team Day, which includes team meetings on a Tuesday. Thursday is an optional office day. You will be expected to balance your time out in the community and work from home or Council Offices where needed outside of this.

Closing date: 9th March 2026

Interview date: 16^th and 17^th March 2026

Interview-type / process: In person- Gateway

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact: Amy Jenner- Partnerships & Communities Service Manager- 01296 383846.

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the Local Government Act 1989.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. 

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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