One of London’s most diverse and vibrant boroughs, we want all of our neighbourhoods to be places where people feel proud to live and work. Community is everything here. And to deliver first class services for our residents and customers, we have to maintain a high performance culture. Our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will deliver for the people of Camden, take a lead, work as one team, and find better ways of doing things and take pride in getting it right. We want people who share these values, which we call our Ways of Working. So if you’re full of ideas, enthusiasm and hard-working values, then consider a career with one of London's leading Councils.
The Role
You will provide a high quality research, briefing and advisory service to the Council’s Leadership on a range of issues both as they arise, and proactively. Ensuring that the Leader and Deputy Leader are well briefed and appropriately prepared for key meetings and events.
You will act as a key point of contact for internal officers and external partners and stakeholders in respect of topical and policy issues for the Leadership.
Skills & Experience
- Have a good knowledge and understanding of the national and local political environment and of the implications of government policy on local government;
- Learn quickly and respond promptly and appropriately to changing priorities;
- Be skilled at managing the political interfaces and external relationships with a wide range of people, achieving positive shared outcomes.;
- Have delivered complex projects and managed high-volume workload and conflicting priorities;
- Have excellent writing skills including being fluent in writing briefing notes, presentations, speeches, reports and key public facing correspondence;
- Be resilient in stressful and highly demanding working environments and have the confidence to put your views across to drive through improvement.
Other
In return, you can expect a great range of benefits including a fantastic pension scheme and ongoing professional development and 25 days holiday (27 after 5 years of service). We also recognise and reward high performance, and salary progression is based on individual performance.
Additional information
Camden Council is committed to diversity. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community and welcome applications from candidates from a BME background in particular as they are under-represented at this level.
Camden has a strong flexible working culture which is critical to the delivery of high quality and value for money services to our residents. Wherever possible we will offer working arrangements that match the flexible needs of individuals and positively welcome applications from candidates interested in jobs on a part-time, job share or other flexible basis. Camden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.