Interim Strategy, Partnerships & Engagement roles
Based in London, hybrid working (3 days a week onsite)
Inside IR35
Length: 3-6 months
With the upcoming elections, this Council is strengthening their engagement work, Corporate Delivery Pan, resident insights and partnerships.
Community Insight & Engagement Lead (Interim)
With the upcoming election, a potential new administration and significant transformation activity underway, this role will ensure the council’s engagement work is coordinated, meaningful and connected to policy and service change.
Key responsibilities
- Design and deliver a summer programme of resident engagement across the borough
- Commission, procure and contract manage external resident insight and engagement commissions
- Oversee consultations and engagement activity across the Strategy & Communities team
- Ensure resident insight informs policy development and transformation work
- Coordinate work with partners including the VCS funding working group
- Strengthen how community insight is captured, analysed and fed into decision-making
We are looking for someone who
- Has strong experience in community engagement and consultation. Knowledge of participatory approaches including citizens assemblies
- Understands how resident insight can shape strategy and service design
- Is confident planning and delivering large-scale engagement activity
- Has excellent facilitation and communication skills
- Is comfortable working in a busy, fast-moving environment
Strategy & Partnerships Lead (Interim)
We are seeking an interim Strategy & Partnerships Lead to play a hands-on role in coordinating this work and ensuring the council’s strategic priorities translate into clear delivery plans and partnership activity.
Key responsibilities
- Lead development of the council’s next Council Delivery Plan (CDP).
- Support the refresh of the corporate strategy in the context of the election and potential new administration
- Coordinate strategic planning activity across departments
- Strengthen and manage relationships with key borough and regional partners
- Initiate and support policy-led change activity linked to the emerging Target Operating Model and transformation programme
- Produce strategic briefings and analysis to support senior leadership decision making
We are looking for someone who
- Has strong experience in corporate strategy, policy or planning
- Is comfortable operating in a politically aware environment
- Can move between strategy and practical delivery
- Has strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Brings a structured, hands-on approach to driving strategic work forward
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