The role
To apply for this role, please use the link below as only applications via the link will be considered: https://southwarkchangeroles.com
Southwark is the most fantastic place, filled with inspiring, passionate and caring people. We attract world-class employers, organisations and cultural institutions here. They in turn create jobs, bring in funding, and help make Southwark a great place to work, live and visit.
But, in common with the rest of our city, we are also a place of contrast. While so many thrive, others struggle. Inequalities in health, income and access to opportunities remain, despite efforts to reduce them.
As we look ahead to the future, we want our borough to be ready to grasp every opportunity, and to be strong enough to weather any future crises.
This year we’re launching Southwark 2030 – our shared vision for Southwark developed together with local people, community groups, businesses and public services. Together we’re sharing our ambitions and hopes for the future so we can work together to get there.
To get us there we’re undertaking a broad programme of change to ensure how we work, who we work with, and where we work match our ambition.
The Change Team – part of the Strategy and Communities department – are a crucial part of the engine room driving this change. And we’re expanding our team to meet the challenge.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Change Officer with a background in projects/ programmes, change or service design to join the team working on programmes covering areas like service improvement, organisational change and cross-council collaboration.
As a change officer you’ll lead on all-things business change on one or more programmes. That could include things like developing outcomes frameworks, engaging stakeholders, designing and facilitating knowledge transfer approaches. You’ll need to be flexible, proactive and comfortable working in complex programmes and operating contexts.
If you think you might be just what we need, but you’re not sure whether your skills, qualifications or experience are a perfect fit them please speak to us. We don’t want to miss out on what you have to offer.
The incredible spirit of local people, and their desire to come together to find solutions and help others, is what makes our place great. If you can imagine yourself working with them – alongside an outstanding team of colleagues – to shape Southwark Council for the future we’d love to hear from you.
Additional salary details
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and 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 borough 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.
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.
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 04/08/2024 at 23:59 PM
Interview Date: Week commencing 12/08/2024
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 who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement 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 management level in the Council.
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