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Terms: Fixed Term Contract to 14th April 2025
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were a catalyst for change and a platform to regenerate East London.
Much has been achieved, and twelve years on a group of seven organisations now based at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have come together to form a new, ‘inclusive innovation district’, that will create better urban futures not just for our local communities but with application for cities around the world.
SHIFT, the new identity for the innovation district, reflects the collective shift that society needs to make to accelerate a thriving, fair and resilient future in our cities.
The Founding Partners that have come together to establish SHIFT are from across the public, private and academic sectors. They are: London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), Lendlease, HereEast, Plexal, University of the Arts London (UAL) and University College London (UCL).
These partners are united behind the joint mission to shift the way we do innovation, what it’s focused on, who gets to innovate and who shares in the benefits of innovation.
The Founding Partners that have come together to establish SHIFT are from across the public, private and academic sectors. They are: London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), Lendlease, HereEast, Plexal, University of the Arts London (UAL) and University College London (UCL).
These partners are united behind the joint mission to shift the way we do innovation, what it’s focused on, who gets to innovate and who shares in the benefits of innovation.
SHIFT will become the UK’s first real-world urban testbed of its kind, uniting innovators from community, business and academia. We are all focused on tackling everyday problems facing cities and their citizens today, such as climate resilience, health and wellbeing, and movement of people and goods.
Located in the growing and diverse heart of east London, SHIFT will explore, test and improve these kinds of global scale issues through addressing everyday challenges locally – through technology trials, practical proof of concept projects and research partnerships that have widespread implications for cities around the world.
We’ve made good headway on things like zero carbon last mile delivery, tackling air and noise pollution, testing autonomous vehicles and micro-mobility infrastructure and improving mental and physical outcomes for local people. We’re raring to go in this next phase, and using the partnership, physical, social and economic assets at the Park we will create a demonstrator district for better urban futures.
Is it for you?
We’re looking for a passionate and driven person who will lead Innovation projects for the SHIFT team. We’re looking for someone who brings a blend of project management expertise and hands on event delivery expertise. This is an exciting role, that supports delivery of impactful innovation projects for the SHIFT team, whilst fostering collaboration and supporting the development of an innovation community for a diverse set of stakeholders around QEOP.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 7th April 2024 at 11.59pm.
Interviews will be taking place the week commencing 15th April.
Interviews will be either in-person or via Microsoft Teams video call. The details of this process will be advised should you be invited to interview.
If you would like to discuss this role further or have any questions, please email our Talent Acquisition Team on recruitment@londonlegacy.co.uk
If this all sounds good to you, we’d love to hear from you!
Benefits
- The salary for this post is £45,283 per annum, LLDC operates a performance-based incremental pay scale.
- The probationary period for this post is for three months. Upon successful completion of the probation period, confirmation of employment will be given and the notice period will be one month.
- This is proposed as a full-time post working 37 hours per week, although this post will be considered for flexible working
- All employees are eligible to join our pension scheme, which is provided by the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Annual leave entitlement is 32 days per year, plus bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time employees. The LLDC leave year runs from 1st April until 31st March and the entitlement will be pro-rata from the individual’s start date.
- To align with the LLDC objectives, we offer 3 fully compensated volunteer days (pro-rata for part-time employment) providing all staff with the opportunity to serve the community in which they live in.
- LLDC will provide employees with an interest-free loan to purchase a season ticket for travel to and from work. Loans are available for the actual cost of the ticket up to a maximum value of £5000.
- LLDC employees are eligible for a discounted gym membership at the Copper Box Arena and the London Aquatics Centre. Employees can enjoy the use of both state of the art gyms and swimming facilities for £15 per month.
- Benenden is our healthcare service, which gives employees the opportunity to obtain consultations without having to wait on NHS waiting lists.
About Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - LLDC
The London Legacy Development Corporation is responsible for developing and managing Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and working to support and engage with the local boroughs, communities and people that live around, work within or simply visit and enjoy the Park. If you want to be part of the diverse and dedicated team responsible for transforming our wonderful part of east London then please take a look at the full list of our current vacancies below.
It's truly a great place to work and you can read more about what it's like to work with us at London Legacy Development Corporation by clicking here.
We are absolutely committed to better reflecting the communities we serve in east London, and we are always looking for candidates who are passionate about this too. We’re keen to hear how your work and lived experience make you suitable for our roles and we especially welcome applications from people based in our local communities, or those from traditionally under-represented groups.
We’re very proud of our inclusive culture at LLDC – we care as much about what you have the potential to do as what you have already done, and, when you apply, we want to hear how you will give us a better representation of the perspectives of those we are here to serve.
At LLDC we appreciate that you may want a flexible approach to working, it’s about giving our employees the opportunity to be adaptable and embrace new ways of working to improve our productivity and performance. Our roles will be considered for flexible working if required, which could be, for example, job share, part time hours, home working or compressed hours.
During our recruitment process the names of candidates are not shared with our hiring managers. The name-blind application process removes any potential unconscious bias and ensures that all candidates are considered for our roles based solely on their skills, experience and competencies. If you are asked to supply a CV, we’d ask that you please remove your name before doing so as this will assist us with this process.
