Head of Community Safety and Resilience
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About the Role
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Public Protection & Neighbourhoods, this Senior Management role will lead on policy and strategy development / delivery and act as the interface between the council and partners across a range of critical areas focussed on improving community safety and emergency resilience. This includes Community Safety Partnership, Safeguarding Board arrangements, Criminal Justice, Domestic Abuse, Prevent and Hate, Serious Violence, Local Resilience Forum amongst other key policy areas which all require a clear, co-ordinated and consistent approach to ensure the achievement of not just the councils' objectives but that of wider partners too.
This is a pivotal role in the delivery of the council's vision and corporate priorities, and the post holder is expected to promote and model our organisational values in all aspects of their work.
About you
We're looking for a strategic leader, someone who is keen to make a difference, and cares about Rochdale.
You will have extensive experience and be a confident leader with the ability to provide professional advice and expertise to senior officers, politicians and partners. You will be managing a service and undertaking a range of tasks to identify and understand service requirements and implement projects to improve performance and operations.
You will oversee the production of good quality reports, outcome data and management information to enable effective coordination and the delivery of services.
If you share our passion, vision and drive to ensure that we can help make Rochdale a safe and prosperous place, helping us to meet the needs and expectations of our communities now and into the future, we would love to hear from you.
About us
Why Work with Us:
Award-Winning Offices
Work from the UK's Best Corporate Workplace - Number One Riverside, a modern, multi-award-winning council office and library.
Flexible Working
Hybrid working available for office-based roles, with a minimum of 3 days in-office. Some roles may involve working in community venues.
Generous Annual Leave
Enjoy a minimum 29 days of leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata), increasing by 5 days after 5 years of continuous local government service.
Benefits
Financial Security
Access the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - one of the UK's most generous, with employer contributions to grow your pension.
Learning & Development
From onboarding to apprenticeships and professional qualifications, we support your growth every step of the way.
Wellbeing Support
Confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, plus health and wellbeing initiatives to help you thrive at work and beyond.
To apply for this job role please upload your CV with a supporting document that provides evidence of how you meet the person specification of the job role. Please note candidates should not exceed 1700 words for their supporting document.
Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.
If you are interested in what we are offering and have the skills we are looking for we want to hear from you. If you would like to discuss the post further please contact Rafael Martinez, Assistant Director Public Protection & Neighbourhoods on 07800 672291 / Rafael.martinez@rochdale.gov.uk or Olivia Tharby 01706 922928 / olivia.tharby@rochdale.gov.uk
This post is subject to Police Vetting - see attached guidance
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role