Violence Reduction Coordinator

Location

Newham, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £23.37

The Violence Reduction Coordinator will coordinate the delivery of interventions tackling serious crime alongside the work of the local community and partner agencies – including the Metropolitan Police, local authorities, youth services, health services, VCS, and criminal justice agencies in line with Newham’s Violence Reduction Plan and MOPAC’s Violence Reduction Unit framework. This work will be underpinned by evidence and intelligence–driven approaches to help identify the underlying risk factors that can lead to violence, diagnose the problem and then assist in the development and the delivery of partnership plans and interventions to tackle them.
KNOWLEDGE:

Good understanding of factors leading to and involved in violence and vulnerability related crime and influencing factors affecting offending and victimisation.
Working knowledge of Crime and Disorder Act (1998) and other relevant legislation.
Good working knowledge of current issues in criminal justice related to VAWG agenda, including domestic abuse and other harmful practices.
Good working knowledge of current issues in criminal justice related to Gang and knife related crime, serious violence including youth violence, links of girls and gangs, exploitation and county lines.
Working knowledge of legislation related to sharing and disclosure of information.
Working knowledge of outcome based performance management.
Educated to degree level or appropriate relevant experience.
EXPERIENCE:

Proven experience of developing multi-agency partnerships to deliver action plans, initiatives and strategies.
Experience of working on VAWG (specifically domestic abuse) agenda and roles and responsibilities of various agencies involved in responding to it.
Experience of working on gang and knife crime agendas and the roles and responsibilities of various agencies involved in responding to it.
Experience of commissioning and performance monitoring for effective contract management.
Supporting and developing multi-agency protocols and strategies.
Development and delivery experience of violence and vulnerability strategy and work programmes
Experience of leading and governing partnership programme delivery
Experience of managing budgets including grant allocations.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Proven management and/or supervision experience and ability to support senior management to develop a team.
Proven ability work on own initiative and particularly use your initiative to resolve issues whilst keeping management fully informed of progress and seeking guidance when needed.
Ability to commission services in response to identified needs, understanding the principle of best value and monitoring the performance of commissioned services where appropriate.
Proven ability to plan and execute multi-agency partnership programmes, initiatives and strategies.
Proven ability to develop successful partnerships, engaging key partners.
Proven ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication and experience of high level report writing and presentation of reports to varying audiences including elected members and senior management.

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