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Job Description

POST TITLE / Programme and Projects Co-ordinator / POST NO: / CO1120
SERVICE UNIT / Chief Executive’s Office / GRADE: / 14
JOB EVALUATION / A1818 / JOB FAMILY / N/A
RESPONSIBLE TO: / Head of Corporate Engagement
RESPONSIBLE FOR: / None
LOCATION / Burnley Town Hall / STATUS / Middle
Job Purpose
To be responsible for the coordination, delivery and communication of all aspects of the local authority’s ‘Prevent’ work, providing day to day leadership, management and delivery of Prevent across the Council and its statutory and non-statutory partnerships.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate all Prevent activity on behalf of the local authority. Promote the Prevent strategy across both statutory and non-statutory partners, keeping up to date with changes and guidance issued by OSCT.

2. Develop, maintain and drive the delivery of a Prevent Delivery Plan in cooperation with relevant statutory partners. The plan will have clear priorities, actions, deliverables, timelines and owners. The Delivery Plan will be reviewed quarterly at board level.

3. Ensure strong governance arrangements are in place to oversee and direct Prevent work locally. This should be in the form of a Prevent Delivery Board or equivalent and should be chaired at senior level.

Work with the police and other relevant statutory partners (probation, prisons, and education colleagues) to maintain an up to date threat picture and analysis of the nature and extent of local radicalisation and extremist activity against which the Delivery Plan will deliver. Ensure that senior leaders within the Council have a clear understanding of the current local threat picture, along with all relevant statutory partners with responsibility for delivering Prevent objectives.

5. Work with local communities, including businesses, voluntary, community and faith organisations, to strengthen their understanding of Prevent work and their capacity to challenge extremist views and prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. Understand and gauge community sentiment.

6. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the full range of Prevent partners, including: police, Prevent institutions officers, regional HE/FE and Health Coordinators, probation and prison services, schools, colleges and all other relevant statutory partners involved in delivering Prevent. Ensure that any blockages to delivering Prevent are escalated and resolved as quickly as possible, securing senior level support if necessary

7. Identify individuals and groups requiring WRAP training and deliver/oversee delivery of, WRAP where required.

8. Engage in the local Channel Panel and raise awareness of Channel locally so as to increase appropriate referrals.

9. Work with venues to support them to develop policies and procedures in place for the management of speaker events, and work with partners.

10. Responsible for supporting the implementation of the Prevent duty in the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 locally.

11. Run and oversee projects that respond to the local threat, in conjunction with the Home Office. Provide quarterly reports on their progress against outcomes and ensure that all returns are properly evidences and submitted within deadline.

Maintain a good relationship with the designated account manager in the Local Delivery Team in the Home Office. This will involve informing the Home Office about any local or national issues that impact on successful Prevent delivery. Support OSCT Prevent when requested, in arranging Ministerial or senior official visits and briefings.

13. To undertake such other duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with the salary grading of the post.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for Supervision - the postholder will be required on occasions to supervise or manage Council employees or other people in an equivalent position and regularly give instruction to others
Responsibilities for Finance - the postholder will be responsible for income generation or expenditure budgets which are considerable and with considerable discretionary authority
Responsibility for Physical Resources the main responsibility is for manual or computerised information with a high level of confidentiality
Work Environment - mainly office based with occasional work outdoors. Some potential exposure to disagreeable or hazardous situations and aggression or anti-social behaviour from members of the public.

Health and Safety (Mandatory clause for all staff)

Employees are required to work with their employer to ensure a working environment which is safe and without risks to the health, safety and welfare of employees, and others who may be affected, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, associated regulations and the Corporate Health and Safety Policy.

Politically Restricted Posts

This is a Politically Restricted Post within the meaning of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

FOOTNOTE

This Job Description summarises the major responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to exclude other activities, nor future changes from the post holder’s responsibilities.

Prepared by: Heather Brennan / Date: 8th April 2015
Postholder: / Date of issue:

Person Specification

POST : Programme and Projects Co-ordinator / GRADE: 14
DIRECTORATE : Chief Executive’s Office / POST NO: CO1120
Selection Criteria / Essential/Desirable
E/D / Method of Assessment
Application/Interview/Test
Presentation/Production of Certificates
A/I/T/P/C /
QUALIFICATIONS
1. / Educated to degree level or a relevant professional qualification. / D / A/C
2. / Management Qualification, eg. MBA, DMS or equivalent. / D / A/C
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
1. / Experience of working within a partnership orientated environment and advising partnership members and representatives. / E / A/I
2. / Experience of working with local communities. / E / A/I
3. / Experience of implementing and working within strong governance mechanisms / E / A/I
4. / High level of political awareness and understanding of linkages to strategies to deliver national and corporate goals / E / A/I
5. / Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment / E / A/I
6. / Demonstrable knowledge of the local area, local communities and institutions / D / A/I
7. / A clear understanding of both violent and non-violent extremism and how this manifests itself in local communities / E / A/I
8. / A strong understanding of the Government’s Prevent Strategy / E / A/I
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE
1. / Ability to sell ideas and concepts and articulate a shared vision across a range of stakeholders / E / A/I
2. / Strong negotiation skills in order to achieve successful outcomes with partner agencies / E / I
3.. / Ability to manage complex budgets ensuring compliance with Council and Home Office policy and procedures. / E / I
4. / Strong business perspective - able to work to deadlines and prioritise, reconciling conflicting demands and use technology effectively / E / I/T
5. / Business planning – able to identify and assess risks, manage and implement change, make best use of resources and make longer term plans / E / I
6. / Commercial and business intelligence – able to identify commercially viable opportunities / E / I
7. / Financial planning and able to budget proactively / E / I
8. / Demonstrate high levels of integrity, fairness and professionalism / E / I
9. / Able to manage people by positively influencing performance, inspiring trust and confidence in others to’ ability to deliver high standards / E / I
The Burnley Way
Burnley employees are expected to be role models for the following behaviours at a level appropriate to the role: Performance Management; Customer Focus; Decision Making; Change Management; Learns and Challenges.
Our organisational leaders and managers are expected to strive for transformational leadership qualities and continuous improvement, acting as role models to create a culture where we live our values and deliver our vision.”
Skills for Life
The Council has signed the Skills Pledge and Get On Award as a commitment to up skill the workforce. Once appointed, the postholder will be offered the opportunity to undertake a skills assessment in literacy & numeracy. Support will be given to employees where necessary to achieve the level 2 standard.

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