Consultation and Support Officer
Consultation and Support Officer
£37,722 - £40,869 per annum
3 years Fixed Term
About us
We are Newham, we have a radical vision to build a better and brighter future for our residents. We are five miles east of the City of London and changing rapidly. Our part of East London is booming. By putting people at the heart of everything we do, we are supporting our residents to reach their potential and thrive.
Right now Newham residents are exposed to high levels of toxic pollution from vehicles, contributing to the highest death rate in England. We are committed to tackling that and working with residents to create a healthier borough.
To achieve our promises to residents, we need people who are driven and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. We have just completed a comprehensive review of the Highways and Transportation service, leading to the creation of new opportunities. We are now seeking enthusiastic applicants for these new roles in the Highways, Sustainable Transport and Parking service, which is part of the council's Environment and Sustainable Transport directorate.
There are a number of roles available and each one will be pivotal to the council delivering a wide range of traffic, parking and environmental schemes from feasibility, design, consultation right up to the implementation stage, service development, key public realm improvement priority schemes, including the design and delivery of planned highway maintenance schemes and highway safety inspections.
We are able to offer working arrangements that will enhance your work/life balance including remote and at home working.
Royal Docks Corridor Project Consultation and Support Officer
The Royal Docks Corridor (RDC) Project is an important project to the London Borough of Newham. It is located within the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone, one of the largest urban development areas in London. It runs from Canning Town in the west to Connaught Bridge in the east.
We are also delivering a major project along the Royal Docks Corridor (RDC) in the borough and we are seeking experienced staff to help us deliver this exciting project.
The current highway along the corridor is made up of wide single lanes, and in some places dual carriageway. This layout encourages high traffic speeds and acts as a barrier for the movement of people across the corridor. The highway layout was designed to suit the expected industrial development of the area in the late 1980’s and early 90s. The focus on this type of development has now changed, with more residential and commercial properties being developed. As such the road is no longer fit for purpose and needs to be renewed taking into consideration the new developments that it serves.
About you
The post-holder will need to take full responsibility for the Communications with all external and internal parties, run all Consultation exercises for the project. The post-holder will need to work closely with the Project Manager the RDC Team, working with the key stakeholders. The project is currently in its preliminary design stage and over the next 36 months needs to be delivered through the various stages of design and consultation. It will be split onto phases for design and delivery, and be ready for implementation sometime in Autumn/Winter 2021. At this early stage, the project is anticipated to be fully completed sometime in 2024.
The post-holder will need to take overall management of the various communications and consultation exercise’s.
It is vitally important that the correct level of stakeholder involvement and consultation is undertaken through all stages of the project, and the post-holder will need to manage this appropriately.
The post-holder should be confident in his/her ability to manage external consultants completely. The post-holder will also need to be confident in dealing with cabinet members and senior members of the GLA, who are the funding authority for the project.
The post holder should be suitably experienced and hold a relevant qualification in the communications field.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form as CV's will not be accepted.
Along with your application please also submit a supporting statement outlining how you meet the person specification.
Indicative Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: 24th October 2021 at 23:59
Shortlisting Date: Week Commencing 25th October 2021
Interview Date: Week Commencing 1st November 2021
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IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance.
Additional Information
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.
Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.
The London Borough of Newham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please be aware that a Disclosure and Baring Scheme (DBS ) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The London Borough of Newham is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 201O and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Newham Redeployees.
In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.