East Birmingham Principal Programme Officer

Principal Programme Officer

Fixed Term Contract

Grade 5 - £38,296 - £46,549

The Principal Programme Officer will be part of a team responsible for delivering innovative and diverse projects, activities, and partnerships across the East Birmingham area, working closely with stakeholders and local communities. This will include both capital and revenue projects with outcomes including physical regeneration, employment and skills, and health and wellbeing. Applicants should have a strong track record of project delivery and good knowledge and experience of the delivery of regeneration in urban environments.

East Birmingham is a young, vibrant, and diverse part of Birmingham, with a total population of 250,000, making it larger than the average UK city. It also has some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country, which have been significantly exacerbated by COVID-19. The Council is determined to deliver long-term transformational change across East Birmingham. We will be bold and think big. This will include improving public services, renewing our local centres, tacking health inequalities, boosting skill levels, enhancing transport and infrastructure, building more affordable homes, creating more green jobs, challenging discrimination, and making the most of the tremendous diversity of our city.

We are now assembling a new team to implement an ambitious 20-year Programme to deliver our East Birmingham Inclusive Growth Strategy. We are looking for regeneration practitioners with comprehensive technical and professional experience as well as people who bring skills from other sectors. The team will be working across Council departments, building innovative partnerships with the community and local, regional and national stakeholders whilst bringing together diverse strands of activity including development, infrastructure, local wealth building and public sector reform to deliver transformational inclusive growth.

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.

Closing date 20th March 2023 at 23.59

“Interviews for this post will take place in person if possible, or virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information”

For any informal enquires please contact: Tara Verrell tara.verrell@birmingham.gov.uk

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For existing employees a secondment may be considered, subject to eligibility criteria

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence using the English Language as required by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

Job Description and Person Specification