Communities Strategic Lead (Community Safety)
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Location: | Rochdale, OL16 1XU |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75746764 |
Summary
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced Community Safety and Resilience Service as a Communities Strategic Lead (Community Safety).
As our Communities Strategic Lead, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing the Council’s Prevent and Hate crime plans, providing service level support to cohesion related duties and activities. This will include:
- Providing specialist and subject matter advice to relevant services and agencies with regards to Cohesion, Hate crime, Extremism, Radicalisation, Prevent and Channel; ensuring the council remains up to date and compliant with changes in legislation and best practice.
- Leading on the development, coordination and implementation of relevant community cohesion strategies and policies and the subsequent development and implementation of plans in relation to these work streams; reflecting a range of policy issues at a national, regional and local level.
- Leading on the development and delivery of an effective local response to tackling cohesion issues and extremism within communities.
- Building strong and effective relationships with voluntary and faith organisations, elected members, senior officers, partner agencies and key community representatives to develop and sustain community engagement, cohesion, and connectedness.
About you
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Experience of providing specialist and subject matter advice to relevant services and agencies with regards to Cohesion, Hate crime, Extremism, Radicalisation, Prevent and Channel.
- Experience with leading on the development, coordination and implementation of relevant community cohesion strategies and policies and the subsequent development and implementation of plans in relation to these work streams; reflecting a range of policy issues at a national, regional and local level.
- Significant experience with building strong and effective relationships with elected members, senior officers, partner agencies and key community representatives and groups to develop and sustain community engagement, cohesion, and connectedness.
About us
Amongst a number of benefits, we can offer you flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office and we will also support you with your continuous professional development.
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To apply for this job role please upload your CV with a supporting document that provides evidence of how you meet the person specification of the job role.
Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement.
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The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.
Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS and police vetting.
If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact Rafael Martinez (Assistant Director, Public Protection and Neighbourhoods) on 01706 927929
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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