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Southampton City Council is a dynamic local authority committed to enhancing the quality of life for all residents and visitors to the city. With a focus on innovation, sustainability, and community engagement, we strive to create a city that is prosperous, inclusive, and environmentally responsible. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as the Head of Policy and Strategic Partnerships.
In this challenging and influential role, you will be instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of the council that will shape the organisation and the city in the future. Understanding wider economic, environmental, and social trends, you’ll build effective working relationships between the council and key regional, national and international organisations that are developing innovative policy and support the council’s senior leaders to develop policy and approaches that puts us at the forefront of opportunities.
Leading horizon scanning across national and regional policy to understand the impacts on the city and our residents, you will also represent the council at local, regional and national levels and promote partnership working across the region.
Adept at building and managing successful relationships with stakeholders you will have an in-depth understanding of the public policy context in which the Council operates, where and how this interacts with our key partners.
You will help facilitate the environment and conditions for meaningful collaboration across our strategic partnership networks, bringing a range of disparate partners to the table with enthusiasm and the will to work together to identify opportunities to deliver real and lasting change.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position, please contact Munira Holloway at munira.holloway@southampton.gov.uk
Recruitment contact details:
Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033
Additional information:
- The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week
- This is a permanent position.
How to apply:
To apply for the position please select the 'Apply for this job' button at the bottom of the page.
The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to. To ensure your application is received please apply directly through our website.
We are proud to be #DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.
As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.
