Location
London Borough of Hackney

Hours
Full Time - 12 month Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity

Salary
£59,574 per annum

About the Role
At Hackney Council we have an ambitious vision to make the borough fairer and safer, greener and healthier, and a great place for every child to grow up. To help deliver that vision, we have developed a cross-council transformation programme supported by a team who work with colleagues across the council to deliver improved services for residents.

Our current areas of focus include:
- Securing better community outcomes by preventing problems developing and reducing demand
- Reducing inequality by organising services, partners and community assets around neighbourhoods
- Driving up residents’ experience of contacting and working with the council

In this role, you will deliver projects within the Hackney Neighbourhoods Programme, a council-wide initiative to reduce inequality through place-based working. Your main focus will be running projects that tackle health inequality and inequality of access to services, working with council services, health partners and the voluntary and community sector to join up support around residents and intervene earlier, before need escalates into crisis.

You will oversee neighbourhood pilots and help shape the programme’s work on culture change and policy development, supporting services to adopt new ways of working and ensuring learning from delivery shapes how the council operates. You will have experience facilitating genuine coproduction with residents and diverse community stakeholders, navigating complex multi-agency environments to deliver truly person-centred solutions.

The programme is at an early stage, so you will help shape how neighbourhood working develops in Hackney rather than delivering a finished design. This is a genuine opportunity to influence how a council works with its residents and partners.

Just as important as your background is your mindset: we are committed to putting residents at the heart of what we do and designing and delivering inclusive services that work for everyone. You will need to be committed to doing the best for local people and share our values of being open and inclusive, ambitious and proud, and pioneering and proactive.

Hackney is one of London’s most diverse and exciting communities and this role provides a great opportunity to make a real impact. We know that to deliver real, long-term change and transformation for residents, we need teams of talented, innovative and forward-thinking professionals to help us achieve this.

If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, experience in local government and you share our values, please get in touch.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process and do not accept supporting statements or CVs. To apply, you will need to create an account and submit your application including competency-based questions that demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Prior to applying for a secondment opportunity, please liaise with your line manager and inform them of your interest.

Closing date for applications: 20 September 2026 (22:59)
Interview date: Week commencing 12 October 2026

In the event of receiving a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this role early.

We are working towards our vision to be a place for everyone, where residents and staff can be proud. We seek individuals who embody our “PROUD” values: Purpose and Respect, Ownership, Unity and Diversity, fostering inclusion, kindness, accountability, collaboration and anti-racist behaviour.

Hackney Council is committed to eradicating discrimination on all grounds and welcomes applications from disabled people and those interested in flexible working.

Experience
Proven experience in project management within complex multi-agency environments, ideally in local government or public sector settings. Experience facilitating genuine coproduction with residents and diverse community stakeholders to deliver person-centred solutions.

About you
Committed to putting residents at the heart of service design and delivery. Open, inclusive, ambitious, proud, pioneering and proactive mindset. Ability to navigate complex partnerships and influence culture change and policy development. Strong communication and collaboration skills with a passion for reducing inequality and improving community outcomes.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in project management, public administration, social policy or related fields are desirable but not essential. A commitment to continuous professional development and learning is important.