Programme Manager (FTC)

Thank you for your interest in a role at the MOPAC. We are excited to hear about your experiences. Join us to make London a safer city for everyone.

An exciting 12-month Fixed Term opportunity for a Programme Manager has opened up at London's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). London's VRU is focused on stopping violence before it happens through an approach that is rooted in prevention and early intervention.

We are tasked with focusing on a strengths-based & health & wellbeing approach to reducing violence across the capital, increasing feelings of safety for all Londoners especially children, and ensuring that communities and young Londoners are at the heart of sustainable and long-term change. We also have a Young Persons Advisory Group who guide our activity & play an active role in our governance.

This is a new role with primary responsibility for developing and driving a range of policies and programmes across the VRU, including delivery of a London-wide safety programme as part of the Mayor's Investment in Youth Clubs, supporting new sports initiatives which includes the oversight of a new partnership to deliver the Premier League Kicks programme in London and supporting developing new strands of work connected to the VRU's Community Safety & Prevention and Communities and Young People portfolios.

The Programme Manager will work collaboratively across the VRU, MOPAC and GLA and establish new partnerships to drive forward the work. We are seeking an officer with strong commissioning experience, strong experience of working on issues related to violence reduction and/or tertiary youth work, alongside a proven ability to manage programmes, work at pace and build partnerships to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Provisional interview dates: 24th and 29th September.

Please outline your knowledge of the violence reduction agenda in London and provide examples of how you have used this knowledge to implement appropriate responses and approaches to reduce violence impacting children and young people in a London context.

Using examples, please outline your experience in developing and delivering projects and programmes around violence reduction and tertiary youth support in a London context.

Using examples, please outline your experience of partnership working to address violence concerns and the key stakeholders you would need to engage with to tackle violence in London.

Using examples, please tell us about your experience of commissioning programmes/services and budget and contract management.

For employment roles, in addition to an excellent salary and civil service pension with 28.97% employer contribution, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 32.5 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan and flexible working arrangements.

We operate a hybrid working model with office hubs currently at Union Street (near London Bridge) and Newlands Park (postcode SE26). On average, staff will work 2 days a week from an Office Hub, which may differ depending on the role requirements. We are planning to relocate our office at the end of the year to a new location, an approximate five-minute walk from our current premises.

Political Restriction: under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), all MOPAC staff members will be politically restricted without the right to apply for an exemption.

The successful candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary security checks. Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the UK and have resided in the UK continuously for at least the last three years.

We are a disability-confident employer. MOPAC guarantees an interview to any applicant that declares that they have a disability, providing they meet the minimum standards for the job role. These standards are defined in the job description and will often be listed as essential or desirable skills.

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.