Senior Regeneration Officer
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Job Description
Starting salary: £43,004
Job level: Level 4 Zone 1
Work location: 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: 2-year fixed term
Closing date: Sunday 14th July 2024 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion
Anonymised Application - in keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
About Camden
Camden is building a place where everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. We're home to the most important conversations happening today and we're making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here's where you can help decide a better future for us all.
What You'll Be Doing
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Area Regeneration Team at Camden. The team is at the forefront of delivering the We Make Camden vision and objectives, working together with our residents, businesses and partners to make a difference for the people of Camden.
Area Regeneration is a strategic, place-based and delivery focused team, leading a wide variety of area-based regeneration programmes and projects in Camden's neighbourhoods. Examples include delivering our Camden Future High Streets Programme with a range of projects, including activating vacant space, meanwhile uses, arts, culture, public realm and place-making projects. The team leads the Regeneration Delivery Strategy for the Kentish Town Regis Road Growth Area- working with landowners, stakeholders and local residents to unlock the creation of a new sustainable neighbourhood of up to 1,000 new homes, jobs, open spaces, community facilities and connections. The 'One Kilburn' community partnership (Community Improvement District Pilot), building relationships and networks at a grassroots level and enabling communities to influence and play an active role in the future of their neighbourhood. Developing funding bids, including successfully securing £7.7m of Levelling Up Funding for a Healthy and Connected Neighbourhood in Gospel Oak and now over-seeing the programme of delivery.
The Senior Regeneration Officer plays an important role in the team, supporting the development and implementation of place-based regeneration projects that address local issues and achieve strategic outcomes. Possessing a critical approach and an understanding of the complexity of the urban environment is crucial. Equally, engagement and participation are a key part of the role, which involves working with multiple local stakeholders and partnership building, including working with local residents, community organisations, local businesses, Business Improvement Districts, landowners, institutions and public bodies such as the GLA, TfL and central Government, alongside working with elected members.
The role requires building an understanding of Camden's communities and places, a strategic approach and practical application to deliver projects on the ground that achieve positive outcomes for the borough's communities.
You will be responsible for managing and supporting on projects, enabling them to be delivered on time, budget and to a high standard, as well as supporting the identification of and securing funding. The post holder will prepare reports, both verbal and written to audiences including elected members, public forums and formal decision-making boards/ committees. The role also includes the preparation of public communications and consultation materials.
All About You
We are looking for a pro-active, Senior Regeneration Officers to join our dynamic team and play a leading role in the area regeneration of Camden.
You must be a self-starter, with the ability to work flexibly and thoroughly at pace, with excellent team working, collaboration and partnership building skills. You must comfortable working with complexity, across a diverse range of disciplines and stakeholders to creatively problem solve and deliver projects on the ground. You must be able to manage projects to meet demanding deadlines, lead others and galvanise support. You will be an engaging communicator and able to report to senior officers, boards and members, in both written and verbal form.
You will be commercially aware with a background in regeneration, built environment, development, economic growth or related fields. Knowledge and experience of the regeneration process and how to apply it to achieve high quality placemaking and deliver benefits for residents, communities and businesses is vital. You will have experience scoping, project managing, reporting and delivering placemaking projects in an urban regeneration context and will have excellent teamwork, collaboration and partnership building skills.
Importantly, you will have a passion for creating exceptional, sustainable places for communities and will need to have the same core values and level of ambition as set out in We Make Camden and the Way We Work.
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by clicking HERE
Working for Camden
We're ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we're supporting our communities, and we'll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we'd love to talk.
At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the 'Why you?' section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the "About You" section.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.