Specialists in professional temporary recruitment
Interim Locality Lead
Location: London (x4 days per week in the office)
Length: 3 months
IR35: Inside
An opportunity for an interim Locality Lead has arisen with one of our outstanding clients and we are looking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the position on behalf of the Borough.
Key responsibilities of the Interim Locality Lead include:
- To ensure a local programme of delivery is in place for the locality and that this is effectively communicated to stakeholders
- Set out an inclusive partnership approach to tackle the challenges faced by our residents such as poverty unemployment, health and wellbeing, loneliness and isolation and mental health
- Ensure effective integration and partnership working of early intervention and prevention services in the locality creating opportunities for innovation; piloting and incubation of new ideas
- Working with staff in the Community Partnership team, provide leadership and support for the council’s relationship with the voluntary and community sector and optimise relationships between the (Voluntary and Community Sector) VCS and statutory organisations
- Lead collaborative work in priority neighbourhoods to improve opportunities for local people, identifying specific solutions to local challenges and strengthening the involvement of residents in community life; local wealth building and neighbourhood development
The Interim Locality Lead will have:
- Have experience within a local authority within a similar role
- Must have great understanding of strategy and operations, stakeholder management, Leadership skills to lead and manage a small team
- Management experience within a large and complex organisation where the focus is on improving outcomes for local people
- Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders and community partners
- Good understanding of community development and working with communities
If you have experience to match this interim Locality Lead requirements, or if you would like more information on the role, please contact Jake Powell and email your CV to localgov@venngroup.com
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