Head of Communities
Head of Communities
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31-07-2025
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Job Description
3 months contract with local authority
Working at a system level to provide guidance and influence to partners commissioners and senior leaders in shaping the strategic direction of prevention and early intervention initiatives. Leading a team of Service Leads in designing and delivering borough-wide services aimed at enhancing community capacity improving health and wellbeing and addressing inequality to reduce or delay demand and cost to public services. Providing strategic oversight of integrated community-based services and leading a universal contact model and neighborhood-based offer to support individuals with the greatest need. Collaborating with other Heads of Service to ensure a cohesive strategy and delivery for Swindon residents.
Key Accountabilities
- Setting medium to long-term priorities for services considering wider system pressures statutory responsibilities and resources.
- Leading Service Managers to ensure service level business plans align with corporate plans and translate missions and pledges into actionable plans.
- Leading service development design and delivery to address root causes of demand and health inequalities particularly in high-demand areas.
- Overseeing the management of integrated community services as part of a future integrated model of prevention and engagement.
- Working with internal and external colleagues to explore the best use of local assets in line with the development and delivery of an integrated community hub model.
- Influencing at a senior level across the Swindon system and offering expert advice on prevention health improvement and community engagement to stakeholders.
- Ensuring adherence to legislation business continuity risk management safeguarding and quality assurance across the integrated community services business area.
- Building and influencing a network of community relationships to define insight and priority and build community capacity.
- Managing all service area budgets and developing and delivering resident and community engagement events.
Supplementary Accountabilities
- Deputizing for the Director of Communities and Partnerships.
- Strategically planning managing and monitoring the use of all resources and making efficiency savings.
- Contributing at a senior level to system-wide meetings task forces and development groups.
- Initiating proof of concepts/pilots to build evidence and drive innovative activity.
- Attending meetings to influence corporate decisions and seeking external funding opportunities.
- Mitigating costs to public service through innovative approaches and ensuring a balanced budget.
Knowledge & Experience
Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas of business and will be required to provide evidence of this:
- Substantial experience of developing synergies and partnerships within the Council and with external partners.
- Depth and breadth of management experience and knowledge at a senior level
Requirements: Full-time availability for a year Ability to work 36 hours per week Resilient and able to thrive in challenging situations Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills Comfortable with confrontation and able to deal with difficult situations Availability for out-of-hours meetings and lone working Daily use of a car and a full driving license
Employment Type
Full Time
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