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Job introduction

Have recent world events lead you to consider making changes in order to achieve a better work/life balance? Join us in Brighton & Hove – a unique, energetic, diverse centre for culture in the South East and an exciting place to develop your career.

About the role

There are so many great reasons to work in Brighton & Hove: reduce your carbon footprint, reduce time spent commuting and get a genuine work / life balance. Our team members enjoy the benefits of flexible working, enabling them to fit work around caring for loved ones, nursery/school drop-off & collection times, personal matters and fitness/hobbies. Follow the link below to find out more information about the Council’s flexible working policy and core working hours

Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

We are looking to recruit a Programme Manager to manage the Greater Brighton One Public Estate partnership, establishing and maintaining relationships with key local, regional, and national public sector partners with the aim of working collaboratively to make better use of the collective public sector estate to:

• Create economic growth, through the delivery of new homes and jobs.
• Deliver more integrated and customer-focused services, with property as an enabler.
• Generate efficiencies, through capital receipts and reduced running costs.

The Greater Brighton region encompasses the city of Brighton & Hove and the districts and boroughs of Lewes, Adur, Worthing and Mid Sussex. I t is home to 695,800 people and over 34,000 businesses.

The role will work with partners to deliver the programme’s project portfolio and identify and develop a pipeline of future collaboration opportunities.  It will also support the Greater Brighton Strategic Property Board and the Greater Brighton Public Sector Property Group, project manage property and/or development projects, report on progress of the OPE programme and develop future bids for funding.

The role offers a genuinely varied and interesting workload, working with colleagues, consultants and partners to support the delivery of property developments to benefit the local economy and community.

As the successful candidate you will have experience delivering large projects and programmes as well as partnership working, with the ability to think creatively and strategically to generate new ideas and practicable strategies.  You will also have strong administrative and organisational skills.

There's a lot to do, and we need someone who is passionate about making change happen, is comfortable working in a complex political environment and has a proven track record.  You will have project and programme management qualifications, for example PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Programmes accreditations and an enthusiasm for partnership working in fulfilling wider strategic aims. 

37 Hours per week with flexible working

Fixed term for: 2 years

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.

Interview date: TBC

For an informal discussion, please contact Jessica Hamilton - Head of Estates on 01273 291461 or jessica.hamilton@brighton-hove.gov.uk

If this is you then we would love to hear from you.  Your application should include your cv and a supporting statement detailing your experience and technical expertise in programme and project management including partnership working. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and 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.

We offer the opportunity for the suitable candidate to choose to  work in a hybrid way. Your specific working arrangements will be subject to team and service working arrangements already in place alongside Government guidance.  Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

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).

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

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• Applicant Cover Letter
• Job Description and Person Specification