Peterborough City Council

Are you looking to be part of a forward-thinking and innovative legal team with a reputation for excellent service delivery? Now is the perfect time to become a part of Peterborough City Councils Legal Service! Following a recent restructure due to the continued growth in our City, we have several exciting opportunities within our Legal Department for Legal Officers and qualified Lawyers with various specialisms. We are looking for positive, enthusiastic, and innovative individuals to join us on our journey. Lets make a difference together! All about the Role We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Property, Planning & Highways team at Peterborough City Council as a Senior Property Lawyer! Our team is made up of a Principal Lawyer, seven Senior Lawyers, one Lawyer, and two Legal Officers. We're looking for a candidate with at least two years of post-qualified experience in local government, with strong knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Local Government Act 1972, Localism Act 2011, Housing Act 1985, and Academy Act 2010, including Statutory Transfers. You'll be reporting to the Principal Lawyer, Property Planning and Highways, and will be based at our Sand Martin House office. As a key member of our team, you'll provide a wide range of legal advice and services to the Council. You'll handle a caseload of both routine and complex legal work, ensuring everything is completed in line with good legal practice and client service specifications. All About Our Legal Team The Legal Department at Peterborough City Council is a robust team of around 50 officers, divided into four sections: Planning & Property, Commercial, Contracts & Procurement, Child Protection, and Litigation (which also includes Adult Social Care and Employment). Our team comprises lawyers, legal officers, and our newly appointed Head of Legal, supported by administrative staff to ensure efficient service delivery. We not only serve our internal PCC client departments with a range of support across various service areas but also provide external legal support to other Local Authorities. All about our Benefits We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme - Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes - Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata) -Access to?car lease scheme - Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances -Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings -Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth - Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day -Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network -Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards All about our Commitments We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success. We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact recruitment we will work with you to meet your needs. We proudly serve the vibrant and diverse communities of Peterborough and are committed to reflecting this diversity within our team. A diverse workforce benefits everyone our employees, the organisation, and the communities we serve. JBRP1_UKTJ

ICS Health Project Coordinator Job Reference: 105110 Salary: Grade 10, £34,721 - £38, 296 Fixed Term - 12 months until 31/01/2024 Hours: 37 per week Location: Sand Martin House, Peterborough Closing Date: 06/01/2023 Think Communities is at the heart of changing the way the public, private and voluntary sector work together with communities in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. By recognising the role of communities, supporting local delivery by those who know their residents best and championing our diverse communities, we will improve the outcomes for people, creating places where people can feel safe, healthy, connected and able to help themselves and each other. The ICS Health Project Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing a project focussed on developing joint working across the public sector and community and voluntary sector on community-based health and wellbeing activity and interventions, so will require strong project management and budgeting skills. With highly effective communication skills, the ICS Health Project Coordinator will represent the Council or the team at multi-agency and partnership meetings. A strong understanding of the capability, capacity and sustainability of community led action will be complimented by desire to explore different interventions which support and improve the lives of people in our places. The postholder will require an ability to organise and facilitate inter-agency steering groups, to facilitate coordination of activity, information sharing and sharing of best practice across partners. The ICS Health Project Coordinator will coordinate multidisciplinary place teams, quickly developing trusted working relationships drawn from a wide range of public, private and health sectors, social care, and voluntary and community sector, utilising the strengths of the diverse range of those involved. Fostering a culture of innovation through working in collaboration, partners will represent themselves and each other with the best interests of communities in that place. If you would like to discuss this role informally, please contact Esther Baffa-Isaacs, Cohesion and Social Mobility Manager, Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract Contract length: 12 months Salary: £34,721.00-£38,296.00 per year Work Location: One location Reference ID: 105110