Post ref: Multiple
Contract: Temporary until 31 March 2022
Location: City Hall, Norwich
Hours: 2x full time 37 hours, 1x part time 29.6 hours per week
Grade: 5
Salary: £25,991 to £28,672 per annum, pro-rata
Closing date: 23 September 2021
Interview date: Thursday 30 September or Friday 1 October 2021
We have an exciting opportunity for Citywide services officers - multi-disciplinary roles supporting the delivery of frontline operational services to the people of Norwich, including waste & recycling, street cleaning, grounds maintenance and bereavement services.
You will have experience of working within an environmental or neighbourhood related role and will work proactively with internal teams and external partners and contractors, building effective relationships and delivering quality services.
You will be a confident well organised person who is able to work effectively as part of a team and equally capable of managing your own workload and providing positive solutions in a busy working environment, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
As an employer, we strongly value diversity and strive to provide a working environment where everyone can thrive and is engaged and happy at work. People join us with a wide variety of previous career and life paths. We offer opportunities to everyone, don’t mind if you’ve taken a career break or been unemployed and we judge each application on merit. We welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Job description
Person specification
Post ref: PSN001065
Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Grade: 9
Salary: £40,876 to £43,857 per annum, pro-rata
Closing date: Tuesday 28 September 2021
Interview date: Monday 11 and Wednesday 13 October 2021
We have an exciting opportunity for a Citywide services manager - someone who can manage contracts and projects and deliver improvements to frontline operational services for the people of Norwich.
You will need to have experience in waste and recycling services and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. In this role you will be working proactively with a wide range of stakeholders including internal teams, external partners and contractors and you will need to build effective relationships in order to deliver quality services.
We are looking for a confident, experienced and well organised person who can work effectively as part of a team and also manage their own workload in a high-profile and high-pressure working environment.
Salary: £54,805 - £59,278 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Norwich is a one of the UK’s great cities - a regional cultural and economic powerhouse. The city council is an ambitious, forward-looking authority with a clear vision for the future of Norwich and for how it needs to change as an organisation to best service it’s residents.
Reporting to the Head of Planning & Regulatory Services, as Environmental Health & Public Protection Manager you will lead and undertake the day-to-day management of the core service areas including Licensing, Environmental Protection, Food Safety, Private Sector Housing and Commercial & Corporate Health & Safety amongst other related services. This role provides the platform for your expertise to guide the council, the Executive and it’s Committees on these critical issues, all of which have a direct impact on the community.
You will be Degree level (Environmental Health or associated subject) and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. You will bring your knowledge and understanding of the specialisms in the service area, along with your experience of delivering significant front line services in a managerial role. Ideally you will also have a strong understanding of local government.
If you are looking for a career defining role with the opportunity to make a real impact on issues important to local residents, and a chance to work within one of the most dynamic authorities in the UK, we would like to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact our retained consultants at Penna: Eva.tomka@penna.com
For more information please visit www.shapingnorwichcc.com
Closing date: 9.00, Monday 20th September
Technical Interviews: w/c Monday 27th September 2021
Final Panel Interviews: w/c Monday 4th October 2021