Neighbourhoods Officer

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Background

The officer will be working with Environmental Services and with the Neighbourhoods team within Milton Keynes Council, moving towards a more sustainable and community led future.

Neighbourhood Management MK is a new approach to local service delivery that enables local communities, stakeholders and service providers to work together at a neighbourhood level to improve local service delivery and the quality of life through engagement, communication, prioritisation and choice.

Objective

To support the delivery ofMilton Keynes’ community engagement work: helping to research, plan and deliver engagement projects and initiatives. Coordinate and develop the work of the Parish Forum. To strengthen the performance management work of the environmental service and neighbourhood management team.

Benefits of this opportunity

This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in engagement, performance management and environmental work as well as coordinating and driving multi-agency partnership projects.  The successful candidate will gain real-life, practical experience of working with communities, local authorities, and broader partnerships work.

Future employment potential and options

The opportunity is initially for a 6 month period, the term of employment may be extended subject to performance and funding. The opportunity will provide the candidate with valuable experience which will help to equip the successful post holder with invaluable knowledge and practical skills that will be of benefit for future career progression and development.

Output 1

To enable the Parish Forum & Safer Neighbourhoods Delivery Group (NAGs) to function successfully through coordination, organisation and communication with stakeholders.

Output 2

Research, plan and deliver projects and initiatives within Neighbourhood Services.

Output 3

To respond to daily service enquiries; monitoring and follow up of ongoing local concerns;  data management and maintenance of key relationships.

Output 4

To support the neighbourhood management service through this crucial service redesign period.

Key Task 1

To assist and co-ordinate the development of meeting papers; to produce the notes of meetings; to action the relevant points and maintain key partnership relations.

Key Task 2

To develop and coordinate specific projects and initiatives.

Key Task 3

To action relevant matters relating to service enquiries and manage data as and when required.

Key Task 4

To undertake relevant work in line with delivering on the service redesign of neighbourhood services.

For full details and to apply, please visit the link below:

http://www.changeagents.org.uk/Graduates/GradVacDetails.asp?ProjNo=2106