Counter-extremism (Strategy Lead) - London, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £51,934
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
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  • Darlington, London, WolverhamptonAbout the job

Job summary:


The Communities & Integration Directorate sits at the heart of the government's aim to level up opportunities for everyone and DLUHC goals to establish socially and economically stronger communities.

The Counter-Extremism leads on supporting communities, preventing radicalisation, and tackling social harms to bring people together. Delivering governance for high-level Counter-Extremism workstreams is the responsibility of the C&I Counter Extremism Secretariat Function team.


In order to successfully lead the Counter-Extremism Board with the highest level of decision making and to assist bringing counter-extremism workstreams together, you will be representing the chairs throughout Whitehall in this capacity.


In this role, you will oversee the daily operations of the Counter-Extremism Secretariat Function, give strategic advice to the chair, make clear requests, monitor, and clear papers, set a strategic forward look to present the right items to the senior at the right time, and support the Board's full coherence and effectiveness.


Job description:


Specific duties may include:

  • Overseeing the development, testing, and implementation of counterextremism workstreams.
  • Taking the initiative in Counter-Extremism workstreams to support cross government counter extremism initiatives and assist officials in making consistent choices on external involvement.
  • Direct and influence policy commitments that fall to other government departments, ensuring that these are delivered and working with these departments to develop new and ambitious initiatives.
  • Develop policy responses at pace to new challenges and an improving evidence base.
  • Line management of staff (1x SEO and 1x HEO) in a way that improves business performance and builds capability.
  • Encourage longerterm thinking about how the government's ideas can be put into practice, how to create the infrastructure needed for governmentwide implementation, and how to get crossgovernment support for any new policies, including focused assistance and ongoing engagement to meet policy requirements.

Person specification:


Essential Criteria

  • Have policy and strategy experience someone who can quickly assess complex information and identify the key issues.
  • Understand evidence presented by researchers and summarise this in a clear way.
  • Excellent briefing and communication skills (both oral and written).
  • Comfortable briefing ministers and senior officials in person.
  • Have extensive stakeholder engagement skills and build and sustain relationships both across Whitehall and with groups outside of government.
  • An ability to identify political and handling issues associated with policy proposals is essential.
  • The ability to think strategically and understand complex policy and operational issues.
  • Possess strong strategic thinking abilities, the capacity to solve problems, the capacity to interact with both detail and the large picture, and the ability to move between the two with ease.
  • Possess exceptional writing, communication, and guidance abilities.
  • The capacity to respond to stresses and pinch spots across a larger portfolio by working flexibly in a small team and lending help to others as needed.

Desirable Criteria

  • Knowledge of extremist ideologies.
  • Knowledge of government initiatives to counter extremism.

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £51,934, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £14,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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