Hove (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£28,163 - £30,060
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Job introduction
Drugs and Alcohol Project Coordinator
Grade: Scale 5 (£26,873- 28,770)
This is a full time fixed term post until 31 March 2026 (part time can be considered)
Interview date: TBC
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy and as a fixed term contract for external candidates.
For an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Vass on caroline.vass@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
You will play a key role in providing project co-ordination and administration services to the Brighton & Hove Reducing Harms from Drugs and Alcohol programme. In particular, you will support the coordination of and the development and delivery, of the local partnership drug and alcohol strategy and grant funded activity.
You will be based within the busy and dynamic public health team at Brighton & Hove City Council and you will be an essential member of the team. You will work in collaboration with partners across Brighton & Hove, Sussex and the South East including other council departments, NHS commissioners and providers, police and the office of the police and crime commissioner, drug and alcohol treatment providers, national government agencies, other public sector organisations and local communities.
If you enjoy partnership working and are passionate about improving outcomes for people experiencing harms from drugs and alcohol use, please think about applying for this job.
About the Role
You will be primarily responsible for:
- Lead and manage the administration and coordination of the Reducing Harms from Drugs and Alcohol programme and partnerships and the local action plans for the delivery of the national drugs strategy.
- Provide full administration to the partnership’s multi–agency meetings, to ensure effective communication, agenda setting, documentation, recording and signing off minutes and maintaining and presenting accurate action logs and plans.
- Working with the council’s communication team, coordinate the development of online media and communications plans to ensure up to date, relevant information is easily accessible to promote the work of the partnership and provide residents with information materials and details of local services.
- Coordination and support of a range of public health projects related to the partnership. Support to projects may include data analysis, events organisation and undertaking engagement with a range of stakeholders.
- Manage relevant budgets for the partnership following appropriate procedures and raising payments and invoices as requested.
- Uphold and carry out the duties of the post with due regard to the City Council’s equality and inclusion policy.
We value our staff and are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture. In return you will be offered:
- Excellent pension options
- Flexible working options, including the possibility of compressed hours, hybrid or remote working and term time working options to help ensure a positive work life balance.
- A strong commitment to continued professional development
- Workplace adjustments for candidates needing additional support
- A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources including staff discount schemes and staff networks such as the BME Workers Forum and the Disabled Workers and Carers Network
Please also see attached full job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss the role or for any further information, please email caroline.vass@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).