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Assistant Director of Culture, Customer & Residents

FOX MORRIS GROUP LTD
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7NH

Salary

£600 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Kingston Council is seeking an Assistant Director of Culture, Customer & Residents, offering a salary of £600 per day.
  • This role requires senior experience in a local authority setting and is expected to last between 3 to 6 months.
  • The successful candidate will provide leadership across various service areas, including Culture and Heritage, Customer Fulfilment, and Community Safety.
  • Key responsibilities include overseeing community grants, managing key contracts, and implementing a Customer Improvement Strategy.
  • The position involves working from Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:30, and requires candidates to have the right to work in the UK.

Job Role: Assistant Director of Culture, Customer & Residents

Job Location: Kingston Council

Salary: £600 per day

Working period: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

Working Hours: 5 days per week

Assignment period: 3-6 Months Ongoing

Your Role

- Provides inspirational and operational leadership for a range of service areas: Culture and Heritage; Customer Fulfilment and Experience; Neighbourhood and Community Involvement; Community Safety Service. Leading and delivering the services in scope to ensure positive outcomes for residents and the management of key contracts associated with the services - for example, but not limited to, Kingston Voluntary Action, Citizens Advice, Groundworks. Overseeing Community Grants, commissioning and other community resources and funding. The council’s role in cross-borough partnerships with the community and voluntary sector such as the Strengthening Communities Partnership and implementation of action plan and developing a Voluntary Sector Compact. Leading and developing the implementation of a Customer Improvement Strategy and Plan - implementing the council’s strategic customer service strategy, including the council’s contact centre, customer fulfilment strategy and driving the action plan. Leading the universal early help and prevention approach - including the social value strategy. Overseeing the Community Safety service, ensuring it meets its statutory and community requirement - and delivers key priority outcomes Supporting the Kingston 2025 programme of events - alongside the Executive Director of Residents & Communities and the Kingston 2025 Programme Director - and the refreshed Cultural Strategy for Kingston.

Delivery

- Lead the effective commercial commissioning and implementation of contracts for the services within the remit of the role, including VCSE IAG, customer services and cultural services.

- Manages the relationship with Voluntary and Community sector, Arts Council and other key partners and stakeholders.

- Leads on ensuring robust contract management and service delivery arrangements are in place and which support community cohesion and Kingston’s commitment to valuing diversity, ensuring the development and implementation of effective social inclusion.

- Works effectively with interdependent internal services and voluntary, community and statutory services to ensure our Strengthening Communities Strategy is delivered in accordance with the Council Plan.

- Lead on development of new ways to connect, communicate and engage with customers and communities that supports a shared understanding of priorities and shapes the future of Kingston and builds the Councils reputation & leadership impact

- To drive a commercial approach, delivering the transformation of services, and effectively manage resources within allocated budgets and financial targets set.

Minimum Requirements for the Role

  • Senior experience in a local authority setting

Right to work requirements

  • Passport
  • BRP
  • Sharecode

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