Community Safety Work Programme Lead

Job Introduction

Make a Difference in Community Safety

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking an passionate and motivated Community Safety Work Programme Lead to drive the successful delivery of a portfolio of high-profile community safety and regulatory improvement projects. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping meaningful outcomes for residents across the borough.

Working within our Community Safety & Environmental Health Division, you will lead the delivery of a significant work programme funded through Section 106 agreements, overseeing projects from inception through to completion and benefits realisation. You will work closely with senior leaders, elected Members, partner organisations, enforcement services, and community stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic priorities.

About the Role

As Community Safety Work Programme Lead, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end management of multiple complex community safety and regulatory projects designed to help our communities and residents thrive. This is a rolling programme of projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, governance arrangements, risk registers and delivery frameworks.
• Monitor budgets, financial performance and project outcomes to ensure value for money.
• Build strong partnerships with internal departments, external agencies, landlords, regulators and community stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of legislation, policy changes and service improvements across Community Safety and Environmental Health services.
• Report on progress, risks, outcomes and benefits to senior management teams and elected Members.
• Promote best practice project management and contribute to continuous service improvement.

About You

We're looking for an experienced project professional who can confidently operate in a complex and fast-paced environment.

You will have:

Proven experience delivering complex projects or programmes within a public sector, regulatory or similarly governed environment.

Strong project management, planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Experience managing budgets, risks, dependencies and stakeholder relationships.

Excellent communication and report-writing skills, with the ability to present information to senior leaders and elected Members.

A strong understanding of local authority services, community safety, environmental health or regulatory functions.

Ideally, you will also have experience implementing legislative or policy changes and working within community safety, environmental health, housing enforcement or related services.

Why Join Us?

At the Royal Borough of Greenwich, you'll be part of an organisation committed to improving residents' lives and opportunities. We offer:

• A rewarding opportunity to deliver projects that make a tangible difference to local communities.
• Flexible and supportive working arrangements.
• Learning and development opportunities, including access to apprenticeship levy-funded training.
• The chance to work alongside dedicated professionals across a wide range of services.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and staff wellbeing.

Apply Now

If you're an accomplished project leader with a passion for delivering impactful community safety initiatives and improving outcomes for residents, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and help make Greenwich a safer, stronger and more resilient borough.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full role specification

For an informal discussion please contact Verity Warner at Verity.Warner@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or 0208 921 4446.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.