A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated Policy and Projects Officer to join the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership (KBSP) Business Unit.
The KBSP Business Unit works with the senior leadership team, administration, elected Councillors, and partners across the city and beyond, to shape and coordinate the safeguarding partnership's overarching strategic approach to policy, strategy, and quality assurance in response to statutory duties, guidance, and legislation.
The KBSP Policy & Strategy Lead takes a senior subject matter expert role in this team, being proactive in strategic planning and overseeing the provision of a robust, well-maintained policy & strategy framework and governance. It ensures the partnership has a full suite of fit-for-purpose policies and strategies against statutory guidance and legislation and compliance-checking of partnership-wide strategic, technical, and operational policy and strategy development.
With the implementation of Working Together 2023, you will need a sound knowledge of legislation and local authority procedures to ensure compliance across the partnership.
You will be responsible for completing audits across the partnership. You will have experience in forging influential and beneficial relationships across organizations at a senior level to ensure the timely completion of required work.
This is a full-time position and would suit someone who can manage multiple co-existing projects using their high-quality project management skills. You will be confident in presenting to a variety of stakeholders and be driven to include service user voice in the decisions we make.
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment that is fast-moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organization. For the majority of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
#J-18808-Ljbffr