Project Manager (Community Safety)

Suffolk County Council, Ipswich IP1 2BX
£36,298 per annum (pro-rata for part time)
37 hours per week (part time working may be considered for this role)
Permanent

We welcome applications from all, but particularly welcome LGBTQ+, male, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Pagan and White other applicants, as well as part-time applicants, those declaring a disability and those aged over 65, as individuals from these groups, are either underrepresented or not represented in the Public Health and Communities Directorate.

We are committed to flexible working. To view the types of flexible or part time working available for this role, please see the Job and Person Profile.

Job Details:

We have a great new opportunity to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Public Health and Communities Directorate as a Project Manager (Community Safety), working from our HQ in Ipswich with hybrid working options including some working from home

Do you have recent experience of Community Safety and working with communities?
Do you have advanced Project Management skills?
Are you passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of people living in Suffolk?
Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role across the Public Health and Communities Teams?

Public Health & Communities ambition for Suffolk is 'Healthier People; Healthier Places and Healthier Futures'. We want a Suffolk which promotes and supports the health and wellbeing of all people and all ages, ensuring economic opportunities benefit everyone, so that no one is left behind; tackling the inequalities that exist and supporting those with greatest need

The Directorate works as part of a wider integrated system alongside other Suffolk County Council directorates, Local Communities, District and Boroughs, Health and Care partners and the voluntary sector to improve outcomes for local people.

Your role and responsibilities:

you will be a key part of the Public Health and Communities team working flexibly across services but with a focus on Community Safety but the opportunity to contribute to the work of the wider directorate
providing project management support across Public Health and Communities, working with internal and external colleagues to ensure multiagency working is efficient and effective across the Suffolk System, reducing duplication and making connections between teams and organisations
manage and develop data and intelligence relating to work across Public Health and Communities, ensuring best practice, learning, new legislation and guidance is cascaded to partners where needed.

You will need:

experience of Community Safety and the priority areas such as anti-social behaviour, hate preventing, radicalisation, criminal exploitation, modern slavery, domestic abuse, sexual violence and fraud
to be comfortable working at all levels and managing/requesting project outcomes from organisations outside Suffolk County Council
to be able to work to tight timescales and digest large amounts of information from legislation and guidance quickly and effectively to brief partners
to be flexible in your approach.

The team:

our work is informed by data, evidence, intelligence, theory, and local knowledge ensuring we make robust decisions about what we do, and we measure and evaluate the impact of all our work, using Outcome Based Approaches

we are a flexible, dynamic and innovative Team, adapting our response to changing needs and situations and enabling our teams and partners to continuously improve and share their knowledge, skills and practice

we work as part of a wider integrated system alongside other Suffolk County Council directorates, Local Communities, District and Boroughs, Health and Care partners, voluntary sector, private sector to improve outcomes through collaborative efforts, building on collective strengths.

We will offer you

flexible working options to support you, your work-life balance and career, including supporting hybrid and/or remote working
extensive training and personal development opportunities
a generous leave entitlement
contributory pension scheme
a great benefits package, see below.

Travel and workplace requirements

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but in this role, you will need to travel to locations away from your contractual base, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please contact the recruiting manager listed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements.

For more information

For an informal discussion, please contact Chris Woods (he/him) by calling: .

To apply please ensure

you read the Job and Person Profile (JPP), before you apply for this job.
your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of the JPP.

Closing date: 11.30pm 29 January 2023

Interview date: w/c 6 February 2023

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.

Benefits include:

Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
The opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
A supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
An occupational sick pay scheme
Learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
A range of staff networks centred around equality groups
Plus more

If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Working for Suffolk County Council pages ().