The Vacancy
Lead the Change. Build the System. Deliver the Future of North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a place with real character; A place shaped by industry, resilience and pride from our steel heritage to our market towns, rural communities and growing economy. However, this is not just a place with a strong past.
It is a place with a serious future:
Major opportunities in clean growth, energy and investment
A proud industrial base that is evolving, not declining
Communities with identity, ambition and untapped potential
A council determined to lead from the front
Families choosing to live, grow and succeed in a place with exceptional spaces and opportunities.
We are not standing still.
In North Lincolnshire, we are not tweaking around the edges. We are redesigning how local government works connecting planning, growth, operations, community investment and commercial into one integrated system built around neighbourhoods. This is not about managing services. It is about building a system that delivers outcomes for families, communities and businesses.
This is about:
Rewiring how the council operates
Shifting demand through prevention and early intervention
Building communities, not dependency
Ensuring growth translates into real outcomes for places
We are now building the leadership team to do it.
North Lincolnshire believes in the power of communities. Our neighbourhood model puts residents, partners and local organisations at the heart of delivering stronger, healthier and more connected places.
We are now seeking an outstanding Head of Community Investment, Funding and Assurance to lead the strategic development of community investment across the borough.
This role will lead how the Council attracts, manages and assures funding that supports communities - from government programmes and national funds to partnerships with charities, businesses and local organisations.
You will oversee the Council's approach to grants, external funding, community investment programmes and assurance frameworks, ensuring funding delivers meaningful impact for residents.
Working across the organisation and with partners, you will help unlock investment into neighbourhoods, strengthen voluntary and community organisations, and ensure robust governance and accountability for public funding.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the Council's strategy for external funding, grants and community investment
Identify and secure new funding opportunities from government, national bodies and partners
Develop strong partnerships with our community organisations.
Oversee grant programmes and ensure robust governance, compliance and assurance
Strengthen the Council's impact measurement and reporting on community investment
Support neighbourhood delivery through targeted investment programmes
About you
We are looking for a strategic leader who understands both funding systems and community impact.
You will bring:
Experience securing and managing significant funding programmes
Strong understanding of the community organisations
Experience developing partnerships across public, private and community sectors
Excellent governance and assurance capability
Strategic leadership combined with delivery focus
You will be passionate about communities and motivated by ensuring investment reaches the people and places that need it most.
This is an opportunity to shape how investment flows into North Lincolnshire and how it delivers real change for residents.
Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
For more information, please contact Kate Robinson, kate.robinson@northlincs.gov.uk
Closing date: 7th April 2026
Interviews date: 15 April 2026.
Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.
The Council
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.
The Benefits
Staff discounts
Annual leave
Access to pensions
Salary sacrifice schemes
Free car parking
Eye test and glasses reimbursements
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