Director Cross River Partnership WCC624031

Job Details:

Salary range: Please confirm. £119,637 - 126,228 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent 
Politically Restricted post: Yes
Closing date: 17 May 2026
Interview date: 1st round of interviews to be held 21 May 2026, 2nd round of interviews to be held week commencing 25 May 2026

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF DAPHNE’S INSIGHT 

Corporate Services in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where passionate and expert professionals go above and beyond for their colleagues every day. 

Daphne, our champion for people with learning difficulties, is a real beacon. She doesn’t just advocate for colleagues with these difficulties, she teaches managers how to identify and understand the conditions and support their teams at work. Daphne has an innate ability to see the human behind every situation, helping them capitalise on strengths and overcome challenges to be their very best. With her empathy and expertise, she’s a natural. But then, a lifetime of managing her own dyslexia and dyspraxia brings with it unique insight. Our people – and ultimately residents – benefit every day. 

Please view the extraordinary story of Daphne’s Insight here.

The Role:

As Director of Cross River Partnership (CRP), you can make your own powerful contribution to the success of central London. You’ll lead a unique public-private partnership, hosted by Westminster City Council, working with central London local authorities, Business Improvement Districts and strategic partners to deliver programmes that make a real difference.

You’ll set the vision for CRP’s future, shaping the annual Business Plan and Annual Report with partners and funders, and making sure the partnership continues to respond to what London needs now and next. This is a role with plenty of independence, scope and influence – giving you the chance to bring ideas to life and help CRP keep improving.

You’ll lead the CRP Board, working closely with public and private sector Co-Chairs, setting agendas, briefing members and making sure meetings lead to clear decisions. You’ll also support the Board’s working groups and oversee the relationship with CRP’s charitable arm, Fairer, Safer, Greener.

Funding and resources will be central to your role. You’ll identify and secure the finances needed to keep CRP delivering useful programmes, manage budgets tightly and make sure every decision offers value for money for partners and the council.

You’ll also take leadership responsibility for CRP’s staff, associate consultants and sub-contractors, creating a culture where people feel supported, accountable and clear on the impact of their work. That includes bringing an inclusive leadership style that allows you to maintain strong standards, performance and continuous improvement.

Most of all, this is a role rooted in partnership. You’ll build relationships across the council, CRP partners, government, BIDs, landowners, businesses and wider London networks – influencing big decisions and championing collaborative delivery.

Leading business development, fundraising and communications, you’ll help CRP secure new opportunities, raise its profile and deliver programmes that add value to what partners are already doing. You’ll also make sure CRP operates properly and transparently, meeting council, procurement, contract, audit and external funder requirements.

Throughout, you’ll embed equity, diversity and inclusion into CRP’s work and culture. It’s a role for someone who enjoys seeing the bigger picture, building trust and getting things done – all while delivering real economic and social impact.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

You’ll bring strong experience of leading partnership working with senior stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors. That could include Local Government, Central Government, Business Improvement Districts, TfL, Network Rail, the GLA, landowners, businesses, european partners and other service providers.

You’ll also have a track record of delivering major cross-cutting programmes across areas such as the environment, economy, society and transport. Complex projects are your sweet spot – you’ll be used to shaping, funding, negotiating, delivering and completing programmes that involve different partners, priorities and moving parts.

You’ll also bring experience across programme, project, financial, staff and development management. Just as importantly, you’ll understand the commercial realities of running a partnership-based organisation with no guaranteed income streams, and know how to build sustainable opportunities from that.

What will set you apart is the way you work. Innovative, creative and collaborative, you’ll have the resilience to keep going when things are complex. You’ll communicate clearly, solve problems thoughtfully and use evidence, analysis and sound judgement to make decisions that move the partnership forward.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E , Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. 

Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit  https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties

As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application , we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.