Newham Council - Head of Community Safety

The purpose of the role, as Head of Service, is two-fold: To promote community safety, engagement and empowerment, and to build resilience within and among communities, particularly in relation to Anti-Social Behaviour, vulnerability to exploitation and low-level criminality. This include having due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. To build corporate resilience across the organisation, ensuring that Council services have in place relevant plans to deal with service disruption and that Newham Council meet its obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. This means having the ability to prepare for and respond to emergencies in the borough effectively and in full harmony with other involved organisations. This means maintaining all necessary partnership arrangements with Category 1 and 2 responders and leading the work with public sector partners, local residents and other stakeholders to understand community vulnerabilities, and to promote and deliver creative and innovative ways of increasing residents' resilience. It also means working with colleagues across the Council to ensure that an Emergency Plan and corporate Business Continuity Management Plan are produced, reviewed and amended in accordance with the agreed cycle, and that all directorates within the Council comply with the requirements.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.