12 Months Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Opportunity
Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. We are a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough in the heart of London, with strong, diverse communities and a powerful set of shared values.
Over the past twenty years, the Council has built up first-class services, outstanding public infrastructure, and a reputation for excellence, innovation, and ambition. We are leading the way on essential work such as our fight for equity in Hackney with a particular focus on becoming an actively anti-racist borough. But the work doesn’t stop there, we are proactive in our approach to bringing fairness to all aspects of life including gender, neurodiversity and across the poverty divide.
At Hackney Council we have an ambitious vision to make the borough fairer and safer, greener and healthier and a great place for every child to grow up. To help deliver that vision, we have developed a cross-council transformation programme supported by a new team who work with colleagues across the council to deliver improved services for residents. Our programme is expanding and we work flexibly so you will be involved in a varied range of projects.
In this role, you’ll be directly leading multi-disciplinary programme teams to identify and deliver opportunities for change aligned to the council’s strategic priorities. You will have experience of delivering complex transformational change in Local Government, working with a range of stakeholders to co-produce and implement improvements which deliver positive outcomes for our residents. We’re particularly keen to hear from you if you have experience of our current areas of focus including:
– Modernising how we work ensuring we are efficient and high performing
– Using our assets more effectively to support our service delivery
– Delivering transformation across our Children and Education services
Just as important as your background is your mindset – we’re committed to putting residents at the heart of what we do and designing and delivering inclusive services that work for everyone. You’ll need to be committed to doing the best for local people and share our values of being open and inclusive, ambitious and proud, and pioneering and proactive.
If you have the skills we’re looking for, experience in local government and you share our values please get in touch.
As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.
If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV’s.
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As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description.
We understand the benefits of using AI in the workplace. However, if you are thinking of using this tool to submit your application, we ask you to think about what value it will add. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.
This application process replaces a supporting statement.
Prior to applying for a vacancy for a secondment opportunity, please liaise with your line manager and inform them of your interest in applying for the role.
Closing date for applications: 09 November 2025 (22:59)
Interview date: 21 November 2025
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.
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