The Role:
This role is located within a fast-paced team with a range of important council commitments to deliver. We are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong partnership skills and an ability to deliver to deadlines while managing competing priorities.
You will take a lead role in commissioning and implementing a new approach to delivering domestic abuse services linked to a wider transformation of Southwark's approach to addressing violence against women and girls.
You will also engage with a wide range of people and services. While working within a team, you will also have contact with senior officers and with elected members of the Council as well as building and maintaining relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
About Us
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed Council Delivery Plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
The Southwark Community Safety Partnership oversees our shared commitments to safeguarding children and adults and reducing harm across Southwark's communities.
About You
The successful candidate will be experienced in leading and managing complex commissioning projects within a community safety or related setting, with a good understanding of strategies that address violence against women and girls and domestic abuse. We are looking for someone who:
Employs an assertive yet personable approach to achieving your goals.
Is a skilled communicator, with the ability to build credible relationships across the Council and with a range of external stakeholders to successfully deliver strategic priorities.
Is thorough, well organised, comfortable chairing meetings, has good report writing and excellent presentation skills, and is able to present in a wide variety of formats to stakeholders.
Responds calmly and professionally where there may be competing priorities.
Has enthusiasm, drive, and a commitment to your own learning and development.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits.
- You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members.
- You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough.
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Additional Information:
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nick Wolff, Business Unit Manager- Community Safety via email at nick.wolff@southwark.gov.uk
This is a 2 year fixed term contract
Recruitment timetable
Advert closing date: 11:59pm on 26 May 2024
Interview date : Week commencing Monday 10 June 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation passionate about our people and understand that richness of diversity is required to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior levels in the Council.
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