Brighton & Hove (On-Site)
Contract, Part time
Pro-rata based on 22.5 hours per week
22.5
Job introduction
This exciting new role forms part of a partnership project led by Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove Museums. A Garden Fit for A King is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Brighton & Hove City Council. The project provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to restore and rejuvenate the Royal Pavilion Garden, bringing it back to its Regency glory and creating a safer environment for all to enjoy.
Fixed term for: 24 months as a fixed term project
Interview date: To be confirmed when invited to interview
For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Peim - Museums & Culture Business Manager on 07876 645135
About the role
Are you passionate about delivering lasting change to a world renowed heritage garden in Brighton & Hove? We are looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager to this exciting new role. You will play an integral role in a wider programme of work to restore and rejuvenate the Royal Pavilion Garden. With multi-million pound investment from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Brighton & Hove City Council, this is a pivotal opportunity to develop a programme of work that will protect the financial investment in this heritage garden and create a safer environment for all to enjoy. This unique and vibrant city centre green space experiences issues relating to antisocial behaviour and the night time economy. You will affect change through working with city partners and stakeholders to develop creative and innovative approaches to mitigating and reducing the impact of behaviour on the heritage asset.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Work as part of the Royal Pavilion Garden project team to collectively restore and improve access to this world renowned heritage garden, removing the garden from the Heritage At Risk Register.
- Engage with local communities and businesses to understand issues relating to antisocial behaviour and the night-time economy and the impact this can have on the heritage garden.
- Work with partners and stakeholders to develop and design creative and innovative solutions to ASB and reduce the impact on the garden and improve feelings of public safety.
- Develop a strategic action plan to address and reduce the impact of ASB and night-time economy on the garden aligned with the project funding terms and conditions.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of successfully developing similar programmes of work with high impact demonstrable outcomes
- Motivation to improve the safety of a unique heritage asset and reduce the impact of ASB on a vibrant city centre green space
- Worked and collaborated with a diverse range of customers and stakeholders in an inclusive way to achieve a shared set of objectives
Additional information
Part office / part home – hybrid - 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 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.
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Company information
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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.
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