Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: £35,520- £37,134
Contract Type: Full-time/Fixed Term Maternity Cover (12 months)
Working hours per week: 36 hrs

Application Deadline: 05/05/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference: 2062

**INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY**

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role:

To provide project support and organisational functions to assist in the effective delivery of the Resettlement Team’s services. This includes working closely with the Resettlement Team and frontline officers to ensure that workflows are actioned appropriately and in a timely manner. The role requires strong communication and coordination across council services, including Finance and HR.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities will include operating the HFU scheme, maintaining regular contact with sponsors and HR colleagues, and managing activities on Shared platform. The role will also involve working with data, supporting financial processes, and contributing to efficient service delivery.

This is a fixed-term position to provide maternity cover, anticipated to last for 12 months. However, applicants should be aware that the duration of the contract may be subject to change. In the event that the employee currently on maternity leave decides to return to work earlier than originally indicated, the contract may be terminated with appropriate notice in accordance with the terms of employment.

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Key Responsibilities:

To be responsible for the collation of Resettlement Schemes Data.To assist in the monitoring of the progress, outputs, outcomes and achievements of the project. HFU Enter, update, and analyse data on shared platforms and internal databases.
Manage risk within area of responsibility.To assist in the screening of risk and safeguarding concerns.
Assist in the screening and identification of risk and safeguarding concerns when processing HFU sponsor applications.
Admin - Carry out all administrative tasks required as part of this role (standard and non- standard)Administrative tasks are prepared, distributed and presented to relevant stakeholder to the required standard and on time.
Support financial processes such as processing payments, raising purchase orders, tracking expenditure, or coordinating sponsor/guest payments where applicable.

Qualifications and Requirements:

English and Math Qualification

Relevant NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
Satisfactory DBS check;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact [Contact Name, Title] at [Contact Email Address] or [Contact Phone Number].

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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