About The Service
Cardiff Council’s Community Safety Team works with partner organizations from across the public, private, and third sectors, to mitigate crime, disorder, and anti-social behaviour and to make communities safer.
The Community Safety Team are friendly and dedicated, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work and supporting each other in their development and achievements.
We have recently been successful in applying for the Safer Streets Fund, a Home Office initiative to cut crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB). This post will support the delivery of the fund and is temporary funded until 30th September 2023.
About the job
This is an exciting opportunity in a newly established team.
The day-to-day responsibilities of the post will include coordinating deliverables within the Safer Streets Fund, leading on complex community safety projects, and taking a proactive and responsive approach to crime and anti-social behaviour within central wards of the city.
You will work closely with colleagues within the Community Safety Team, and the wider Service Area, to ensure connectivity across portfolio areas, so the clear line of sight across the complex community safety landscape remains. You will also work with statutory and non-statutory partners to deliver initiatives and effectively problem solve, using and improving existing frameworks, toolkits, and performance monitoring dashboards, to ensure you are data led and to enable effective evaluation of outcomes.
For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact the recruiting manager, Olivia Hutin, Community Safety Project Manager: Olivia.Hutin2@cardiff.gov.uk.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for an enthusiastic problem solver with a can-do attitude, who has a real passion for making a difference to communities.
You will have excellent communication skills and experience of building and sustaining relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. Working with partners you will be keen to negotiate and influence approaches to problem solving, which are based on sound judgements and recommendations.
You will be keen to analyse and evaluate the success of outcomes and will help build a model of best practice with the wider team.
Knowledge of Project Management would be beneficial for this role.
Additional information
This post is temporary until 30th September 2023.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Please ensure your application form demonstrates relevant knowledge and experience outlined in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, along with the Cardiff Council Behavioural Competencies Framework.
Due to the nature of this post a NPV2 Police Vetting process is required upon appointment.
Due to our current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs through the post. We also cannot accept application forms by post.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
- aged under 25;
- not in employment, education or training;
- from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
- ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
Due to the current COVID -19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process or for an informal discussion after reading the job description and person specification, please contact Olivia Hutin, at Olivia.Hutin2@cardiff.gov.uk.
Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website:
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