Neighbourhood Development Manager

Up to £53k

Around half an hour by train from the centre of London, Dacorum occupies an enviable location just outside the M25 and is home to the towns of Hemel Hempstead (where our offices are based), Berkhamsted and Tring. An active and green place, Dacorum is a buzzing centre of business, enterprise and ambition. We are designing our services around customers, ensuring our teams have the right skills and behaviours to excel, and we have developed new ways of working which support flexible and hybrid working.

Our Neighbourhood Management Service plays a vital role in enhancing quality of life in our borough. We now have an opportunity for someone with proven experience in delivering high profile, frontline services to take on a leadership role within the team. It’s a fantastic opportunity to take on a varied management role. You will lead the teams that manage trees and woodland and lead on Dacorum's parks and open spaces development. You will play a pivotal part in the delivery and development of Suitable Alternative Nature Greenspace (SANG) sites within the borough.

Other key priorities include leading the implementation of the Council's new Parking Solutions Policy and capital programme and stepping up to be the Council lead and champion for biodiversity and Nature Recovery. You will also have the opportunity to take the lead on our Future Neighbourhoods initiative, an engagement project for communities that was initiated to improve the environment for residents living and businesses operating in our neighbourhoods.

We are prepared to do things differently in Dacorum and you will work with colleagues across the service and the wider organisation to bring about service improvements, harnessing the potential of efficiencies, new models of delivery and implementing solutions to improve the customer experience.

People and team leadership skills, working across different services, will be key to success in this role, along with experience of site management. It’s important that you are accustomed to working closely with internal and external stakeholders and project/programme management skills will be an important attribute.

It’s a fantastic time to join the team at Dacorum Borough Council and shape a cleaner, greener and safer place for our residents and stakeholders. We’re looking for candidates who will bring proven expertise and capabilities in their own professional area, but who also offer the wider strategic perspective and leadership skills to shape a progressive, collaborative and effective organisational culture, with a focus on customer service and service improvement. You’ll bring a creative, enthusiastic and open-minded approach to how we work across the Council and with our partners, to bring about the best outcomes for our residents and service users.

Applicants must have a driving licence that is valid in the UK. A Basic check will be undertaken with the Disclosure and Barring Service to ensure that the successful candidate has no relevant convictions. We are an equal opportunities employer. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed.