Insight and Influence Lead

Job Introduction

Insight and Influence Lead (PO4)

Children's Services | Royal Borough of Greenwich

Help shape services with children and young people, not just for them

At the Royal Borough of Greenwich, we believe children and young people should have a genuine voice in the decisions that affect their lives. We are looking for an ambitious, creative and experienced Insight and Influence Lead to champion participation, strengthen youth voice and ensure the experiences of children and young people influence policy, practice and strategic decision-making.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our participation and engagement work across Children's Services, helping us deliver our vision that children and young people are heard, listened to and able to influence change.

About the role

As Insight and Influence Lead, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of the Insight and Influence service.
• Oversee and support key participation forums, including the Young People's Council, Children in Care Council and Care Leavers Forum.
• Coordinate meaningful engagement with children and young people from diverse backgrounds and communities.
• Develop innovative approaches to gathering insight, lived experience and feedback.
• Ensure participation activity informs strategic planning, service improvement and decision-making.
• Manage and support a team, including young advisors and participation staff.
• Build effective relationships with service leaders, partners, elected members and community organisations.
• Promote a culture where the voice of children and young people is valued and embedded across services. 

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about children's rights, participation and co-production.
• Has experience of engaging and empowering children and young people.
• Can translate insight and lived experience into meaningful change.
• Has excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Understands safeguarding and the needs of children and young people.
• Can lead projects, manage competing priorities and deliver results.
• Is creative, energetic and committed to improving outcomes for children and families.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to make a real difference at a time of significant transformation in Children's Services. You will work with passionate colleagues, senior leaders and young people themselves to ensure their voices shape the future of services across Greenwich.

If you are committed to participation and improving outcomes for children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Help us ensure that children's voices are heard, valued and acted upon, creating better services and better outcomes for every child and young person in Greenwich.

Grade: PO4
Directorate: Children's Services
Service: Delivery and Improvement / Participation and Influence

Children don't just deserve a voice. They deserve influence.

For an informal discussion please contact Jummy Hemsley at olajumoke.hemsley@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or  0208 921 4654

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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