Community Planning Manager

Vanrath are delighted to be recruiting for a Community Planning Manager on behalf of a large public sector body in Lisburn on a temporary basis.

What's in it for you?

• Full time Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
• Temporary
• Salary £48,474

About your next employer

The post holder will manage and co-ordinate the community planning process across the area, and will support officers and elected members, working with key partners across a wide spectrum of services to deliver and monitor outcomes identified by the Community Planning Partnership.

What you'll do

1. Ensure all statutory duties and deadlines are met as required by legislation, by working with key partners across the area, including statutory partners, support partners, private sector partners, as well as the community and voluntary sectors.
2. Work co-operatively with central government departments in all areas relating to the delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the Community Plan and its implementation.
3. Work co-operatively with key partners, in order to identify and collate evidence and data to monitor the impact of the Community Plan.
4. Collaborate with key partners to ensure Community Planning outcomes are integral to the work of the business and each statutory partner agency.
5. Ensure compliance with policies and procedures and operate within the highest standards of management and personal behaviour, which reflect the core values and behaviours of the organisation.
6. Promote equality of opportunity and access in service delivery and in the employment of staff through the mainstreaming of equality within the business.
7. Ensure the provision of high standards of customer care within the community planning section and promote and manage the section effectively and communicate in a way, which enhances and promotes the public image and overall reputation of the business.
8. Manage the staff and work of the section and ensure that it is organised, supervised and monitored in order to maximise the efficient and effective use of resources and ensure that uniformity of interpretation of procedures is achieved.
9. Assist with the preparation of annual revenue estimates and manage budgetary control, income achievement and all matter pertaining to the business' accounting manual.
10. Implement effective systems for participation and engagement with a wide audience to ensure collective buy-in for the community planning process.
11. Manage the Age Friendly project to ensure the needs of the aging population of Lisburn & Castlereagh are appropriately addressed.

About you

The role is very much multi-agency managing partnerships at a strategic level but also programming of activities. At the moment the client is looking to review and refresh the Community Plan Action Plan and would like to see evidence of strategy development and implementation, consultation experience and working with central government at a senior level.

It is essential that applicants have a minimum of:

QUALIFICATIONS

1. - A Degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline

AND

EXPERIENCE

1. - Three years relevant middle management* experience in at least 3 of the following areas of responsibility:

• Community engagement
• Community Planning
• Place Shaping

Partnership working with local communities and stakeholders
Where applicants do not hold the qualifications as outlined in 1.1 above, they must demonstrate a minimum of six years' experience as outlined in 1.2 above.

Desirable

1. - Three years relevant middle management* experience in at least 2 of the following areas of responsibility:

• Previous experience of undertaking research collating data, analysing information, identifying issues and making effective recommendations
• Demonstrate experience in using a data system and of using said system to produce reports
• Report writing and making informed recommendations

IND02

To apply today contact Leanne Garrett in the strictest confidence.