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Salary range:
The salary range for this position is:£42,855 - £50,088
About Southwark:
As you will already know Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
The Role:
This one year secondment is within the Community and VCS Engagement Division. You will be a member of a team which supports commissioning within the division as well as the Council's relationship with local voluntary and community groups. It leads on grant giving, and support for those seeking and managing external funding.
It’s an exciting time for the team as we work with our partners to transform the experience of grant giving and receiving in the borough to better address inequalities. You willhelp to create and maintain a thriving and dynamic voluntary and community sector (VCS) that meets the diverse needs of people in Southwark There will be considerable contact with external organisations especially staff and trustees of local voluntary and community groups.
About You:
You’ll be a dynamic and energetic person with a good understanding of the voluntary and community sector, you will be good at listening to and understanding communities, developing relationships and making good use of data to support effective commissioning and grant giving. We are looking for:
- Someone with passion and energy for the role
- Understanding of diverse communities in inner London
- Flexibility/creativity/ability to manage complex information and data
- Great attention to detail and excels in process led environments
- Relationship builder- internal and external
- Good communication skills
- Relevant experience communities/VCS
Additional Information:
- Knowledge of the environment of inner city areas
- Experience of assessing applications and making recommendations based on these assessments
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the processes of identifying and evaluating community needs
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector and knowledge of the work of the sector
- Good ICT skills in word processing, use of spreadsheets and the subsequent collation and presentation of financial and performance data.
- Able to present material in a variety of media to wide range of audiences.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
To find out more contact Andy Matheson or Jess Leech.
Internal recruitment only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates who are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59PM 17th March 2024
Interviews and Assessment date: 25 March 2024
Skills testing will take place on the day of the interview for those shortlisted.
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 initiative. 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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