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Flood Resilience Project Officer

About the role

Is this you? - a capable and innovative person with ideas that need to be heard. Someone that likes to get things done and has the motivation and organisational skills to keep a huge project moving in the right direction.

We are looking for a person who likes to work in a small team as well as learn from and be inspired by an exceptional group of consultants.

We have started a very exciting journey to create resilience in the landscape, in communities and with home owners. This project is aiming to make a big difference for residents who flood in Northamptonshire.

You will be working on an award winning project where trial and innovation leads to delivery, we need an exceptionally organised and self-motivated support officer to complete our team and continue our vison.

Has this sparked your interest? If so, we’d like to hear from you

What will you be doing?

Supporting the team, engaging with residents and interested groups, delivering with innovation at the centre.
Collaborating – with experts from across the flood industry, with IT, emergency planning, communications teams and other Enabler services of West Northamptonshire Council
Learning and providing support on a number of IT programs used to deliver the project smoothly
Being a proactive thinker, doer and challenger, so that we can do our best work and make a difference.
Keeping the project moving and on track
Informing stakeholders and with reporting across a number of organisations

About you

Natural openness, curiosity, and optimism.
Great with people including Parish councils, flood consultants, residents and flood victims.
Likes to see their ideas become reality
A starter and a finisher, the project needs ideas and delivery
Experience in IT
Excellent communications skills and ability to deal with a wide range of stakeholders
A team-driven approach to delivery
A responsive and adaptable attitude
A passion for making a positive impact for individuals and services

Within your application, please use the Supporting Statement section to explain clearly how you fulfil each of the essential criteria from the Job Description attached on this page. If you would prefer, please attach your Supporting Statement to the end of your CV.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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