Community Engagement Lead

5 days ago


Southwark, United Kingdom Reed Secure Full time

**Our mission is simpleto help the world Love Mondays.**

REED is a specialist provider of permanent, contract, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions

We require a **Community Engagement Lead** to cover an existing workload within **MOPAC**, based in **Southwark (Hybrid working)**.

This is an interim position for 6 months with the potential to be extended, dependent on workload.

**Role Purpose**:

- Take a leading role in working with the local London communities to coordinate local responses to serious violence, in alignment with the VRU operating model.
- Work across the VRU partnership to develop and disseminate good practice models for community engagement.
- To work with local partnerships to map community engagement activity at the local level to ensure alignment, avoid duplication and maximise outcomes.
- Work with partners to gather and record insight from communities and community feedback to ensure it informs continuous development within the VRU.
- To use creative and innovative methods of engaging London’s communities, including new technology and community development approaches.
- To develop and embed good practice model of community involvement at every level throughout VRU activities.
- Manage resources allocated to the job in accordance with the Authority’s policies and Code of Ethics and Standards and realise the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.
- To be involved in all aspects of the commissioning cycle, including monitoring and reporting and ensuring quality assurance measures are in place that support the aims and activity of the VRU.
- Ensure communication of the programme’s process and actions are high quality and key influencers are prioritised.

**Skills required to be successful in the role**:

- Strong experience of work with diverse communities and awareness of their needs, concerns and interests, and co-designing programmes with communities.
- Significant management experience of commissioning, programme management, working in partnership and service delivery within a violence reduction environment.
- Strong ability to build relationships, influence and negotiate with prospective providers of commissioned services, stakeholders, and partners.
- Skilled at working across organisational boundaries, building rapport and motivating others to succeed.
- A proven track record of successful commissioning and involvement throughout the commissioning cycle.
- Demonstrable experience of using new methods and technologies to improve community engagement, particularly with hard to reach groups.
- Evidence of continuous learning and improvement, and using community insight to improve engagement activity, and fill gaps where needed.

This role offers a competitive salary of **£349.62 per day PAYE / £450 per day Umbrella** and you’ll be working via **REED** who offer great benefits such as discounts, cashback offers and more as well as weekly pay.



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