Stronger Communities Co-ordinator (Projects) - Internal Applicants Only

What will you be doing?

In the role of the Stronger Communities Officer (Projects) you will develop and lead work associated with the Armed Forces Covenant, the immediate work will to support the Council in attaining the Gold Employer Recognition Scheme and to be able to maintain and develop the work to support the Armed Forces Community.  You will also support new initiatives and projects, as appropriate.

In addition to this, you will be responsible for developing and facilitating community action so that communities and individuals are enabled to do more for themselves, work together, and create stronger and more resilient communities.

This secondment will end 31 July 2025.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main accountabilities for this role.

About you

As the successful candidate, you will bring: 

• knowledge of community development issues and principals
• experience of working collaboratively with a range of people from different background
• good working knowledge of the Armed Forces and their particular needs
• outstanding communication skills, both written and oral 
• possess an abundance of drive and determination 

It would also be nice for you to have: 

• experience of developing and delivering training
• project management experience
• knowledge of housing provision for the Armed Forces community

The requirements for the Stronger Communities Co-ordinator (Projects) role are outlined in the attached person specification and will be part of any selection process.  Your application supporting statement must clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable requirements for this role as outlined in the person specification.

Where you will be working: 

The team is currently based in Kettering, but the Council has a flexible working policy and supports hybrid and home working options. The ability to travel between sites across North Northamptonshire is essential to this post. There may also be occasions where you will be required to work outside of normal office hours. 

Next steps: 

If you like what you have read and want to know more about the role, then please contact Sallie Parfitt via email sallie.parfitt@northnorthants.gov.uk 

Closing date for applications (we do not accept CVs) is 12’noon Wednesday 15 January 2025. 

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)