Policy, Partnerships & Scrutiny Officer

Posted on 10 June 2022
  • Directorate BHCC: Governance, People & Resources
  • Salary £33486 - £36371
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Hove Town Hall

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/14694/24739
  • Positions available
    1
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Policy
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

Are you passionate about helping cities to be fairer and more sustainable? Do you want to help shape the future of one of the most dynamic, diverse and vibrant UK cities? Brighton and Hove Council are looking for a Policy Officer to work in the corporate Policy, Partnerships and Scrutiny team to lead on the development of new policy that will be critical to shaping the city’s future.

Interview date: To be confirmed

About the role

A keen interest in, and experience of, policy making and partnership working is essential, alongside demonstrated capacity for creative and strategic thinking. We are an agile team and welcome secondments and other collaborative working arrangements.

Please get in touch with Giles.Rossington@brighton-hove.gov.uk or Catherine.Glossop@brighton-hove.gov.uk if you would like to discuss further.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

Part office / part home – hybrid -  We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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