Strategic Delivery Officer

9 MONTH SECONDMENT / FIXED TERM CONTRACT

18 HOURS PER WEEK

Hackney is one of Britains most exciting and fastest-changing boroughs. We have changed the reputation not just of the Council but of Hackney itself. The challenges that have arisen over the last two years have intensified the need for action and we are determined to rebuild Hackney for and with our diverse communities.

Do you want to shape responses to some of the biggest challenges in Hackney today Policy and Strategic Delivery leads on policy and strategy supporting the strategic delivery of cross cutting corporate programmes and Manifesto commitments. We help create the right environment for partnership working lead on voluntary sector strategy and support and create the frameworks and tools to ensure that equality is embedded into service design and delivery. The Service leads on tackling some of the most intractable priority issues in the borough including poverty reduction and tackling key inequalities. We were central to the Councils pandemic response and we are now leading the response to poverty reduction in the context of a cost of living crisis.

There is an opportunity for a new Strategic Delivery Officer to join the team on a fixed term basis to lead on Hackneys Affordable Childcare Commission.

Affordable childcare is a growing challenge for parents and carers across the country. Increasingly parents and carers are reporting the pressure on living costs and the proportion allocated to childcare response to growing concern from Hackney residents Hackney Council has committed to establishing a Commission for Affordable Childcare. The Commission will map childcare provision and access in the borough explore and make recommendations on options to support the growth of more public and private affordable child care options including more social enterprise third sector and co-op provision.

With a collaborative supportive and inclusive style of working and potential for further growth you will build a high level of professional credibility in order to work effectively with your managers the chair of the commission other Council services and partners. Working closely with parentss groups and childcare provider is also an integral part of this role as the commission will seek to co-produce solutions with communities.

You will draw on excellent strategic analytic and policy research skills sound project management approaches and will have some experience of coproduction and culture change and transformation. You will need to be flexible and adaptable and able to work on a number of different areas of work at any one time.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions responding to each using examples of your skills knowledge and experience.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 30 October 2022

Interviews: Monday 07 November 2022

We are also working towards our vision which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued included and order to achieve this we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race religion gender gender identity sexual orientation disability pregnancy and maternity age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works) which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: