Programme Manager (Internal Only)

The role

The Southwark Insights and Intelligence programme (SIIP) is a cross Council three-year initiative to transform how we work as a council and with our wider partners. The key aim of the SIIP is to improve outcomes for our communities and to reduce health inequalities. The SIIP focus is on making better use of qualitative and quantitative data and evidence to inform and shape what we do as an organisation and to learn from implementation. There are 3 work programmes:

•  Community Research and Co-Production: Collaborate with VCS partners to develop a strong community researcher function, supported by London South Bank University. This work is jointly led by Community Engagement and Public Health.
•  Data Integration: Strengthen how we share and use data across the Council and with our NHS and VCS partners. This work is jointly led by Technology and Digital Services and the Digital Transformation Team and Public Health, building on the Modern Data Platform (MDP).
•  Learning & development: Providing learning and development opportunities through training and multi-disciplinary problem solving project groups. There will be opportunities for internal and external secondments. This work is jointly led by Learning and Development and Public Health.

We are recruiting to 2 roles:

•  The Programme Manager (Community Researcher)
•  The Programme Manager (Learning and Development) 

Both roles provide research and development (R&D) advice and guidance relevant to the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities to the Council, higher education institutions (HEI), NHS and the community and voluntary sector (VCS) in Southwark.

About you:

Both roles will require the post-holder to use their R&D knowledge and competencies to shape and inform the development and delivery of R&D activities to implement the SIIP Delivery Plan, appropriate to learning and development and community research, making expert use of data intelligence, health evidence, evaluation methods and performance management approaches. The post holder will require excellent partnership and collaborative working skills.

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.

Additional details

These posts are fixed term for 3 years.

We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment. We encourage any internal staff to gain agreement from your substantive line manager before applying if you are considering this is as a secondment opportunity.

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.

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

Recruitment timetable

Closing Date: 14th February 2024 at 23:59

Interview Date: 16th February 2024

SWCINT

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.

Attachments

• Job Description - Programme Manager (Learning & Development)
• Job Description - Programme Manager (Community Research)