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Job Descrption

Salary range: £58,248 - £61,617 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term/Secondment - 12 months
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Do you want to support residents and staff on Brent's digital journey? Do you want to play a part in fast paced organisational change while developing skills?    Then this role, in the Digital Transformation team is for you. We have two fixed term opportunities to work with the Digital Transformation team delivering Brent’s digital strategy.     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.   The Post   Throughout our digital journey, we have been working with residents, businesses and partners to deliver  a themed programme of activity, which continues to evolve. Our digital strategy themes are: 

1. Access - Improving access to information and resident’s services. Making sure that council systems are easy to use for all residents 
2. Digital Place - Having consistent technology and connectivity available to enable Brent to be a digital borough that is accessible for both businesses and residents. This includes improved access to public Wi-Fi for residents 
3. Digital Inclusion – Identifying digitally excluded residents and providing access to devices and digital skills to enable all residents across Brent to safely participate in the digital world 
4. Data and Smart devices – Using our data to better understand our customers and improve the way we deliver services by making quick and robust decisions for residents. 
5. Digital Workplace - Ensuring staff have access to technology that will enable them to work efficiently and to have the digital skills to effectively use existing and new technology

The Digital Transformation team is responsible for the delivery of Brent’s Digital Strategy. This includes work streams on Access, Digital inclusion, Data and smart devices and developing the borough to be a Digital Place.

The post holder will report to the Head of Digital Transformation and will be responsible for leading on various programmes and initiatives independently in line with Brent’s Digital Strategy. They will be required to engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the Digital Strategy and management of expectations. 

The Person

We are looking for a driven, organised, creative, and resilient candidate with a passion for making Brent a digital borough. You must be able to identify and raise any issues that may impact the achievement of the programmes objectives. It is important that you are able to build and maintain strong relationships, both internally and externally. 

We are looking for someone who has a skillset which could be applied to this type of role, can take the initiative and can work well within a fast paced and friendly team.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in successfully supporting and delivering improvement programmes in a complex multi-partner environment.

You will be familiar with a range of best practice change management, service improvement and programme management tools and techniques.

You will be customer focused and passionate about improving the services offered and delivered to our residents and customers. You will be skilled at building trust and developing collaborative relationships. 

Closing date: 30 April 2024 (23:59)   Additional Information

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. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

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    Job Description Secondment Application Form

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