Wandsworth NCIL Project Officer

Wandsworth NCIL Project Officer

SO2 – £36,432 – £44,147

Fixed Term – Until September 2026 or secondment

Full Time

Wandsworth Town Hall

Would you like to join a unique, highly creative, and passionate team focused on working alongside a wide range of communities to bring about positive outcomes in Wandsworth?

If so, the Council’s Stronger and Safer Communities team may have a job for you! It focuses on working with colleagues and communities to help them identify, and then deliver on, local priorities, aspirations, and needs.

This is a well-rounded post, which will involve working with internal teams across the Council and external stakeholders to keep them engaged in the exciting new approach to deliver Neighbourhood Infrastructure Levy funding across Wandsworth Borough. The post holder will also need to be able to build meaningful relationships, be empathetic, think strategically about community solutions whilst also being outcomes focused, and results driven. We don’t want to simply identify things that can be done to make things better; we want to bring all the right people together to make it a reality. This is a fixed term contract or internal secondment until September 2026.

About the role

The aims and objectives of the post holder are:

• To build meaningful relationships with internal teams and external agencies/groups to support with the delivery of projects across Wandsworth Borough and understand their work priorities and how these fit within the NCIL programme and community feedback.
• To support with project management and administration of the NCIL programme and work with colleagues to keep them invested and engaged.
• To support and promote the Leader’s Community Drop-in programmes in communities, specifically to underrepresented groups and to enable community representatives to engage with the Council and elected members.
• To work with internal teams and external agencies/groups to deliver place-based projects and support the community engagement officers to deliver a new community solutions and community engagement approach.
• To support the Community Funding Manager to manage the wider programme. Liaising with internal teams on ideas that are being fed through from the community, working with internal teams on communication messages and supporting with administrative tasks.
• To work with internal teams, partners, residents, businesses and voluntary and community groups with delivery of NCIL funded projects.
• To understand any potential challenges or blockages that might affect the delivery of NCIL funded projects and work with colleagues and/or external stakeholders to unblock them.
• To work with colleagues to project manage, plan, deliver and monitor and evaluate NCIL funded projects.
• To produce highlight reports and various other project documentation for NCIL funded projects.
• To ensure NCIL funded projects have clear delivery plans and get delivered to time and budget.
• To escalate any risks or issues to the Community Funding Manager.
• To hold and chair meetings to track project progress.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of local government structures and the role of ward Councillors.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Knowledge of NCIL and/or community investment programmes or something similar.
• Experience of managing and building strong relationships.
• Experience in managing and delivering projects.

Closing Date: 09/03/2025

Shortlisting Date: TBC

Interview Date: TBC

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. This campaign is anonymised.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

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