Interim Head of Community Safety & Prevention

This post is responsible for a broad portfolio including internal and external strategic partnerships such as, MOPAC, the Home Office, Department for Communities and Levelling Up and various units within the Metropolitan Police. They are responsible for the Community Safety Team who lead on the council's response to, Serious Violence, Offender Management, Criminal Exploitation, Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls. The Prevent Team, responsible for delivery of the borough's counter - terrorism Prevent duties and related intervention programmes, the Noise Nuisance and Anti - Social Behaviour Teams making Brent a safer place to work, live and visit.
The postholder will be expected to represent the council at senior internal and external board meetings.
The Person, If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification.
This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding 'internal only' roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. The ability to see the bigger picture and translate vision into local delivery. Provide knowledge and understanding of best practice to enable their teams to thrive. Have good interpersonal and management, with experience of shaping and influencing sensitive agendas.

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.