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Neighbourhood Regeneration Officer

PO3: £40,155 pa inc LW rising in annual increments to £43,356 pa

1-year Fixed Term contract or Secondment Opportunity

Lambeth is a diverse and thriving central London borough which includes the high growth areas of South Bank, Waterloo and Vauxhall and the rapidly evolving town centres and neighbourhoods of Brixton, Streatham, Clapham and West Norwood. This growth is underpinned by a dynamic cultural scene, public realm improvements and infrastructure investment. Ensuring a robust response to the climate crisis is at the heart of all that we do.

In order to support our ambitions, an opportunity exists to join our Neighbourhood Regeneration team and contribute to its people and place based activity, primarily in Vauxhall – ensuring a balance between investment, inclusive growth and opportunities for residents and businesses; continuing to support Vauxhall’s placemaking and cultural programme. The role will include working closely with key stakeholders including the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership, Vauxhall One Business Improvement District, local community groups, businesses and Cabinet and Ward Members.

This exciting role will provide challenge and variety through the design and delivery of interventions in the built environment; stakeholder and community engagement; project and budget management; and client management, amongst other elements.

Key projects will include:

• Managing the delivery of public realm interventions for Wilcox Road, collaborating with Lambeth's Capital Studio team and the appointed designers to ensure a permanent scheme is completed that supports the street as a gateway to Nine Elms station, whilst enabling local businesses to flourish.
• Undertaking a proactive role in supporting the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership governance. Working closely to coordinate Lambeth’s contributions and responsibility to the bi-annual Strategy Board and Executive Committee reports, papers; liaising with senior managers and Members (within Lambeth Council and Wandsworth Council’s Nine Elms team), partners and stakeholders.
• Key involvement within the emerging Low Line Vision in supporting the production of a compelling and exciting Vision for the railway viaducts within the VNEB Opportunity Area; a co-commissioned piece of work by Lambeth and Wandsworth Councils. This project will provide a springboard to a further journey that supports the delivery of placemaking, activation, wayfinding and connectivity, economic resilience and sustainability.
• Growing Brixton Recreation Quarter – Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Engagement. Supporting the delivery of a creative and innovative programme of engagement and capacity building with young people in Brixton which enables them to meaningfully engage in the co-design and planning process and inspire others to do the same.

Neighbourhood Regeneration’s workplace environment is aspirational, supportive and fun. Staff members are expected to work within the borough (mainly within Brixton’s Civic Centre offices) two days per week; balanced with home working. Staff members may of course, work within council offices more if desired.

To help address under-representation in our workforce and create a genuinely inclusive workplace, we particularly welcome applications from people that reflect Lambeth’s diverse community.

Eleanor Purser and Sara Waller, Lambeth’s Co-Strategic Director of Sustainable Growth and Opportunity, said: “We want to bring in people who will take a project and own it. We are about to deliver one of the UK’s largest house building programmes, building c.4,500 new homes over the next 20 years, as well as transformational changes to our neighbourhoods which respond to the changing context resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. This role will suit individuals with prior experience in the built environment and place-based regeneration.”

Tom Branton, Lambeth’s Director of Regeneration and Housing Growth said, “One of the unique things about working for Lambeth Council is that if you are just starting your career, you will have exposure to the full development life cycle of a project, from feasibility to delivery. That can be rare within local authorities and this offers a great chance to fast-track your career with a forward-thinking organisation. The council has a very supportive approach to flexible working and to professional development, as we want to ensure that our people are able to flourish in their roles.”

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