Croydon Council
Town Centre Regeneration Support Officer
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Town Centre Regeneration Support Officer
Salary range: Grade 8 £40,182 - £40,182 p.a. plus fantastic benefits Contract: Fixed Term / Secondment Hours of work: 36 hours per week Location: Croydon
This is a 2 year fixed term contract - for internal applicants only a secondment opportunity is available for 1 year with the idea to extend after the first year.
This is an exciting time to join the Commercial Delivery team at Croydon Council, working across a programme of Transformation initiatives including corporate priorities, as well as supporting the Croydon Town Centre Regeneration Programme. These workstreams will deliver a range of commercial projects across the borough, and also a diverse range of regeneration projects delivering improvements in the public realm, highways and community activation to deliver social and economic impact.
About the role
We are recruiting a Programme Support Officer who will report into the Commercial Development and Delivery Services Programme Director and support the Town Centre Regeneration Programme Manager and the wider programme teams.
The role holder will work with Project and Regeneration Managers, Heads of Service and wider Council departments (e.g. Finance, service teams) as well as suppliers and funders.
The role supports the governance required to deliver the programme and there will be some opportunities to implement incremental improvements in governance processes. Key day to day activities include; secretariat support, project reporting (Verto), actions tracking, maintaining risk and issue registers, document management. See the job description for the full description.
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What we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual with success in a fast-paced and complex environment with:
- Strong experience of working in projects/programmes
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Experienced in governance/ secretariat, including organising boards and other governance meetings, recording minutes and actions, action tracking
- The ability to work independently to manage competing deadlines
- A proactive, problem-solving approach with attention to detail
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work with senior stakeholders
To view the Town Centre Regeneration Support Officer role profile please Click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QswLatD2_vemL7UFY07CLB4m7QIM1XIr/view?usp=drive_link].
Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
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Key business plan outcomes:
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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