Director of Partnerships, London - Stratford, United Kingdom - L&Q

Description

Director of Partnerships, London Contract Type: Permanent Location: West Ham Lane, Stratford Persona: Agile Salary: London Grade 13 - Competitive depending on experience Closing date: Interview date: To be confirmed INTERNAL ONLY VACANCY - THIS VACANCY IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE L&Q GROUP AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. ANY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM EXTERNAL CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE PROGRESSED. Utilise their well-established stakeholder skills to maintain strategic oversight of the CEO's engagement programme with senior level contacts such as Local Authorities, the Social Housing Regulator, GLA, central Government, politicians, G15 etc.

Be able to understand the Chief Executive's priorities and agenda, making informed judgements on partnership activities and engagement to influence agendas and develop, initiate and maintain effective collaborative strategies.

Lead on and represent L&Q at local and national events, collaborating closely with the Director of Communications to maximise effective external affairs and press relation activities, and also on relevant internal events and CEO led communication opportunities.

Person Specification To be successful in this role, you will have a thorough understanding of the regulatory framework in which we operate. You must be able to demonstrate proven experience of managing a wide range of senior level stakeholders, internally and externally, at a strategic and operational level. An advanced level of knowledge of local, regional and national political machinery is required which will have been gained through working with Local Authorities, relevant Social Housing bodies, London Councils and other relevant organisations and individuals such a national and local politicians. Ideally you will have experience of leading on engagement at CEO office level, with experience in aligning partnerships and activities with CEO office priorities and agendas.You will have excellent and demonstrable communication, negotiation and influencing skills as well as experience creating and delivering presentations to wide-ranging audiences including Exec and Board level. If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delayAt the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q.More information about L&Q's values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.

Our commitments

We value diversity in all its facets, including gender, disability, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation and identity. When it comes to finding a diverse balance for our senior positions, we have decided to address gender and ethnicity first. As such we are committed to offering an interview to at least one ethnic minority candidate and one female candidate for all senior leadership positions if they fulfil the role criteria.If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and hiring process, please are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you're interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, a change to working hours - if it's feasible then we'll make it happen.We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.