Partnerships Officer

Salary range: £36,708 - £39,867 p.a. inc.

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

An Excellent Opportunity....

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

The Housing Supply & Partnerships section is responsible for maximising affordable housing supply in the Borough from. The Council is one of the leading developers of Council Homes in London working in partnership with the London Mayor.

In addition we work closely with Housing Associations in the borough in an effort to encourage their development activity. The post provides administrative and project support to the Head of Service and Service Managers.

The Person

We want to appoint a person who has experience working in a project management and administrative capacity.

The role is wide ranging and requires the postholder to manage the purchase order and invoicing process for a significant capital budget.

The postholder should have experience of organising meetings and taken minutes.

Closing Date: 19 September 2021 (23:00)

Additional Information

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk.  Please note the information you provide will be treated fairly and confidentially.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.