Head of Service - London, United Kingdom - Lambeth Council

Lambeth Council

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

HDRC Head of Service/Senior Manager Lambeth HEART (458)

PO8:
£61,206 pa inc LW rising in annual increments to £65,589 pa

Fixed Term until September 2027 and Full Time

Hybrid Working

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the HDRC based in Lambeth Council; also known as Lambeth Health Determinants Research & Evaluation Network (HEART).

Lambeth is one of 10 councils across the UK pioneering this new investment in local government as part of a major drive for enabling research to address wider determinants of population health and health inequalities.

The post holder will be an integral part of this new research network as we become a "nationally recognised centre of excellence".

We are recruiting a Head of Service (HoS) to provide senior management and support the Research Director to develop and successfully deliver the HDRC (Lambeth HEART).

The post holder will be required to take the lead role in establishing and managing the programme and financial structures and processes needed to deliver the programme's intended outcomes.

The post holder will be an active member of the Executive Management group and engage with other senior stakeholders to agree effective structures and ways of working.

This is a new programme designed to develop new ways of doing things and the post holder will need the ability to conceptualise, communicate and implement an entirely new team and test new ideas and approaches.

They will be a problem solver with the ability to 'self-task' based on outcomes and proactively identify problems and formulate solutions including building relationships and drawing in support.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research and has a mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

The Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) is a new element of NIHR research infrastructure funded by its Public Health Programme that will be based in local government.

The purpose is to enable local authorities to become more research-active, undertake new research and use existing evidence to inform our decision making, and undertake evaluation activities.

There will be a central focus on health inequalities and actions to tackle issues faced by local disadvantaged groups and areas.

Key duties include:

Provide accountability to the Director of HDRC and Executive Team to deliver the milestones of the programme to budget.
Work with senior leadership to set the strategic goals and objectives for the programme. Build consensus around the programme's problem definition and solution design amongst a diverse stakeholder set.
Manage and work with the implementation/delivery team to broker relationships, negotiate, and influence stakeholders.
Lead coordination of responses to NIHR including ensuring that all reporting obligations and agreed milestones are delivered.
Manage the programme budget, securing resources and expertise from the organisation as required.
Coproduce communication, dissemination and engagement plans which promotes the reputation of the programme and council to all stakeholders.
Provide 'commercial' insight and challenge to ensure that the programme identifies and utilises any opportunities to win funding or generate funding that can help secure the longterm sustainability of Lambeth as a research hub.

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**Job Description & Person Specification

Interviews to be held w/c 27 th February or 6 th March 202- Lambeth aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all and is committed to safer recruitment.