Leadership Support Officer LBHF615858

Job Details:

Salary Range: £40,389 - £42,855 per annum 
Work Location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9JT
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 April 2024
Interview Date: W/c 13 May 2024
Contact details for an informal discussion: Nathan-Dwayne Dixon-Chin, Service Manager Operations via email at NATHAN.DIXON-CHIN@LBHF.GOV.UK

About the role

The role of the Leadership Programme Support Officer is to coordinate and support the work for the Children's Services leadership team and the Director's Office. You will work with Project Support Officer colleagues to coordinate and manage the work of the leadership team. You will be highly organised and manage busy diaries as well as coordinate paperwork for big meetings.

This is a key role that will interface with the department leaders and leadership teams across the department. Team members may be asked to work in a flexible and agile way across the operations function to carry out other reasonable duties to ensure resilience and service delivery.

Role Duties:

• Provide diary management and related support for the Children's Leadership Team.
• Support the leadership team with forward planning to meet governance requirements in the key areas of business planning, risk management, scrutiny and other areas as delegated.
• Co-ordinate and support the extended leadership team to navigate the governance requirements to deliver key business decisions.
• Research and draft documents and reports.
• Manage the communication on behalf of the Children's Leadership Team, acting as an ambassador for the department's senior leaders.

For more information please refer to the Role Profile.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU