Place Improvement Project Officer

Place Improvement Project Officer
About the Role: As a Place Improvement Project Officer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering integrated place-based solutions across Enfield Council’s housing stock. You will identify needs and implement solutions across 'blind tenure' Place Operations. Your responsibilities will include building and sustaining relationships with multiple agencies, creating a sustainable vision for change based on community feedback, and leading capital and community-led projects from inception to completion. Additionally, you will oversee garage management and the introduction of parking controls through Traffic Management Orders and relevant statutory and regulatory powers.
About Enfield Council: Enfield Council is committed to creating a resident-centric culture focused on supporting independence, enhancing life chances, and delivering safe, sustainable, and quality homes for the future. We have redesigned our services and teams to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our community, providing innovative and effective solutions to improve the lives of our residents.
If you enjoy getting out and about, this role offers the chance to work across different parts of the borough and make a real impact locally.
About the Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have experience in leading multi-agency projects and partnerships, developing frameworks for measuring the impact of interventions, and collecting, analysing, and interpreting complex data sets. You should have a background in delivering customer-facing estate management solutions in a diverse, multi-cultural environment, managing third-party relationships, and successful project and change management. Strong communication skills and the ability to converse at ease with the public in accurate spoken English are essential.
Our Offer to the Candidate: Enfield Council offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can make a real difference. You will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects, receive ongoing professional development, and be part of a team dedicated to improving the lives of our residents. We also provide flexible working arrangements and opportunities for career progression.
Contact Details -
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Ian Donaldson on 0208 1322213 for an informal discussion.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Vickie McGrath on 0208 132 1053 or vickie.mcgrath@enfield.gov.uk
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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
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