London Borough of Lambeth

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1 London Borough of Lambeth JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Department: Division: Business Unit: Grade: Responsible to: Food Flagship Support Officer (Schools) Communities, Housing and Environment Environment Delivery Environmental Services PO1 Food Flagship Programme Manager Main purpose of post On the 18 July 2014 Boris Johnson announced that Lambeth Council had become inner London s Food Flagship Borough. This means that Lambeth now has extra resource and support to deliver fully on the School Food Plan as well as delivering on an innovative and wide ranging programme of food related activities. Our Vision is for all of Lambeth residents to develop a love of healthy and sustainable food. Everyone will have the knowledge, passion and skills to grow, buy, cook and enjoy food with their family, friends and community. We will build on our famous markets, schools, community gardens and small food businesses to make Lambeth the go-to destination in London for diverse, healthy and exciting food. Our three outcomes are: systemic shift towards prevention community led infrastructure in place that understands and influences the food system vibrant and prosperous food culture that promotes health and wellbeing The Food Flagship Support Officer for Schools will be responsible for supporting the Programme Manager to deliver on an agreed local implementation plan for schools. Knowledge and experience of working with schools and a passion and knowledge of foodrelated activities is highly desirable. The Food Flagship Support Officer for schools will need to develop strong working relationships with schools, the Lambeth Food Partnership, local councillors, resident and community groups, officers across the council and within partner agencies. 1

2 Key Unit ccountabilities 1. Deliver a high quality Schools Food Flagship Programme that meets the expectations of the Lambeth Food Flagship Programme, and the agreed local implementation plan with schools in relation to the Food Flagship contract. 2. Be responsible for the delivery of specific work programmes within the service area, in line with targets and objectives and ensuring that all necessary internal and external stakeholders are aware and involved as appropriate. 3. Support and build constructive and robust relationships with all schools to ensure the successful delivery of appropriate elements of the Food Flagship Programme, including the implementation of a locally agreed implementation plan. 4. Produce project reports, updates and other written information as appropriate for senior managers, councillors, colleagues and external partners. 5. Ensure that all programme delivery takes account of and manages appropriately its responsibilities in relation to equalities, particularly food poverty and inequality. 6. Ensure that all further funding opportunities, both internal and external, are exploited for the good of the programme and borough. Prepare grant applications and business cases as appropriate. 7. Ensure that all actions of the post holder conform to the Council s quality standards and policies, cts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments, Standing Orders, Service and Departmental Office Manuals, Financial Regulations, Contract Management and dministration systems and procedures, etc. including Health and Safety / CDM and equalities 8. Work flexibly in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job, and participate as required in multi-disciplinary cross-department and crossorganisational groups and task teams. Occasional evening and weekend working will be required. 9. Take responsibility, relevant to the post, for ensuring that Council statutes and government legislation is upheld. This includes, amongst others: Management Compliance Charter, Environmental Policy, Data Protection ct, Race Equality ction Plan, Quality ssurance Plan, Health & Safety, Sustainable Construction and Recycling. 10. Take responsibility, appropriate to the post, for tackling racism and promoting good race, ethnic and community relations. 2

3 Person Specification Job Title: Food Flagship Support Officer (Schools) Note: It is essential that in your written supporting statement you give evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the short-listing Criteria marked pplication (). You should expect that all areas listed below with (I) will be assessed as part of the interview and assessment process should you be shortlisted. If you are applying under the two ticks scheme, you will need to give evidence or examples of your proven experience in the areas marked with Two Ticks () on the person specification when you complete the application form. K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 E1 E2 E2 E6 E7 Key Knowledge degree level qualification in a relevant discipline and evidence of continuing professional development, or experience and evidence of professional development where no degree is held Knowledge and understanding of the latest thinking around food and nutrition, including issues relating to obesity and food poverty, both locally and nationally n understanding of the link of food to health and wellbeing issues, with the ability to communicate this effectively to different audiences thorough knowledge of project management techniques and their application Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook Relevant Experience Relevant experience of working in schools, project and development work. Experience of running evidence-based programmes to achieve outcomes including preventative and behaviour change elements Experience of working within a project team to implement defined projects to agreed outputs and agreed deadlines Experience of successfully working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders Experience in preparing complex reports, briefing papers and presentations that are accessible and understood by a range of different audiences Shortlisting Criteria I /I /I /I /I 3

4 Key Behaviours Focuses on Citizens: Level 2 lways asks what does this mean for citizens Thinks from a citizen s perspective Collects and makes use of citizen data and feedback to develop and continually improve services Takes Ownership: Level 3 Drives continual improvement Constantly thinks how could we do this better? e.g. doing something faster, more efficiently, or to a higher standard Takes calculated risks to deliver better outcomes from service users Shares lessons learned across the borough Works collaboratively: Level 3 Builds partnerships and relationships internally and externally Takes the time to get to know others and their perspective Manages relationships and partnerships for the long term sharing information, building trust, constructively and openly tackling conflict and finding win/win solutions Sets priorities and makes choices based on the wider needs of the Borough or the community and not just own service area Integrity: Level 2 cts in line with Borough and personal values and beliefs Takes pride in being trustworthy cts consistently in line with values and beliefs Is clear about what can and can t be delivered or achieved Shortlisting Criteria I Committed to the Borough: Level 2 Supports the Borough Takes action in own service area to support the vision and goals of the Cooperative Council Gets involved in organisation-wide activities and activities not directly related to own service area Manages Performance for Outcomes: Level 2 Monitors performance Sets clear deadlines and quality expectations to others Systematically monitors performance of I 4

5 individuals or service providers Raises and tackles performance issues promptly and constructively Uses different data sources to keep connected to what is going on the ground (e.g. walks the floor, interacts with citizens) Scans the environment: Level 3 Keeps up to speed Keeps up to speed on an on-going basis with trends, new thinking, demographic and context issues. Uses this understanding to pre-empt issues, spot opportunities or develop innovative solutions. Thinks strategically and creates clarity: Level 2 Synthesises complex data Is able to synthesise data from a range of sources to identify key issues and develop practical solutions. Recognises patterns, themes and connections between data and information and uses this to tackle issues or create solutions. I 5