Partnerships Team Leader
Job Title: Partnerships Team Leader
Location of work: Town Hall, Reigate
Salary: £43,788 - £53,856
Basis: Full time, Permanent
About the role:
Do you have considerable experience of leading work to support local communities? Do you have the strategic understanding to lead on our work on community safety and with the voluntary sector?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate, engaging and driven leader to oversee service development and delivery in our partnerships and safety team. Our partnerships and safety teams are at the heart of our work with local organisations to meet the needs of our communities. You will be responsible for co-ordinating our community safety partnership work as well as meeting our statutory community safety responsibilities. You will lead on work with the voluntary, community and faith sector, including delivering a range of grant programmes. In this rewarding role you will ensure a culture of collaborative working, and develop opportunities, projects and innovative solutions that meet community needs and develop the depth and strength of our partnerships.
About the Person:
•You will have strong experience of leading teams, particularly in the community safety or partnerships arenas
•You will have experience of leading staff, with robust leadership skills
•You will have demonstrable experience of partnership working across the public and voluntary sectors and delivering results
•You will ideally have experience of project management, as well as the ability to ensure appropriate evaluation and impact reporting across all areas of the teams work
•You will be a competent user of digital technology and common IT packages (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
•You will possess a full driver’s licence and have use of a car
Behaviours:
•You can create an encouraging and optimistic environment and bring others with you
•Are capable of working across boundaries to develop relationships, share information and keep others informed
•You view change as an opportunity for improving and developing
•You challenge the status quo in a constructive way
Qualifications:
•A qualification in a social science or related discipline - Preferred
•Change/project management qualification - Preferred
Staff Benefits
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.
We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership. We also provide a flexible and agile working culture for a great work/life balance.
Closing Date: Sunday 14th July @ 23:59
Interviews: late July
Values and Behaviours
Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change.
Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.
Additional Information
For any further information about the role, please e-mail recruitment@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.
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