Community Safety Manager
4 days ago
Birmingham
I am currently assisting my clients in the Midlands identify a new Community Safety Manager to support the service. Role: Community Safety Manager Rate: Negotiable Contract Length: 6 months Days on site: Hybrid This role centres on coordinating efforts to improve public safety and reduce crime through strong partnership working. The position involves engaging with a wide range of agencies and community stakeholders to deliver preventative initiatives and support vulnerable residents. Responsibilities: • Build and maintain effective working relationships with public sector partners, voluntary organisations, and community groups., • Represent the organisation at partnership boards, strategic meetings, and regional or national forums., • Lead the development and implementation of community safety strategies, policies, and action plans., • Oversee projects that adopt public health approaches to reducing crime and supporting at-risk individuals., • Identify emerging risks and community tensions, ensuring appropriate interventions are put in place., • Coordinate initiatives addressing anti-social behaviour, domestic abuse, youth violence, exploitation, and modern slavery., • Provide professional advice on legislation, safeguarding duties, and best practice in community safety., • Manage performance by monitoring KPIs, evaluating outcomes, and improving service delivery., • Produce reports, briefings, and data analysis for senior leaders, elected members, and partnership groups., • Lead on funding opportunities, including preparing and submitting grant applications for community programmes., • Support and contribute to training on safeguarding, Prevent, and wider community safety topics. Required Experience: • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple workstreams effectively., • Proven experience working in a community safety, partnership, or programme management role within the public sector., • Ability to build and influence relationships with senior stakeholders and partner agencies., • Experience working collaboratively across multi-agency environments such as local authorities, policing, or public health., • Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities, relevant legislation, and crime reduction strategies., • Confident in analysing data and presenting insights clearly to a range of audiences., • Experience delivering projects, strategies, and action plans within a complex organisational setting., • Relevant qualification or equivalent practical experience., • Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends., • Commitment to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults., • Basic DBS check required. Kind Regards, Sakaar Lama