Cabinet Advisor

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO4 (£46,041 – £49,083)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 24th November 2024
Interviews: w/c 2nd December 2024

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents

About the Role

Working at the centre of one of the most exciting and diverse boroughs in London, you will advise Cabinet Members in Haringey, helping them deliver for our residents and meet the aims and ambitions of the council.

As part of a small and focused team you will work closely with Cabinet Members, providing advice and support across many areas of their role – including decision-making, prioritisation, forward planning, policy analysis, political management, horizon-scanning, and stakeholder management.

You will be an important point of contact in helping to build and maintain relationships between the Cabinet, councillors, senior officers, residents and key partners.  The role will also enable the right candidate to develop their skills in a range of fields such as stakeholder management, governance and project work.

This post is politically restricted.

About the Team

The Leader & Cabinet Office at Haringey is a small, dynamic team. We collaborate to provide strategic support to the Leader and Cabinet Members. We naturally see the full span of what the council and its partners do from our vantage point – and it is of course a varied and fast-paced experience.  We work closely as a team, with a great sense both of purpose, camaraderie and humour.

About You

To excel in this job opportunity, the ideal candidate should possess a proven track record of thriving in intricate, politically led environments. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential, as the role requires adeptly drafting correspondence, especially when addressing sensitive subjects. The ability to collaborate seamlessly within a team is crucial, ensuring a cohesive work dynamic. Additionally, a solid understanding of the issues that impact local government is vital for effectively navigating the challenges that may arise.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk.