Government contract jobs in BrightonCreate job alerts

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager \n Contract Length: Initially 3-6 months cover \n Location: East Sussex \n \n The Community Engagement Manager is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering the resident, tenant and community engagement agenda. The postholder leads the development of engagement strategies, ensures residents have a strong voice in housing and community services, and drives initiatives that improve participation, inclusion and service outcomes across the city. \n \n Working closely with senior leaders, elected members, community organisations and residents, the role oversees a team of engagement professionals, manages significant budgets and partnerships, and ensures compliance with statutory engagement requirements. The position also acts as the lead expert on community engagement, championing innovative approaches that strengthen community involvement and improve residents' social and economic wellbeing. \n \n Key Responsibilities \n 1. Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the Tenant and Leaseholder Engagement Strategy. \n 1. Drive strategic and operational resident and community engagement initiatives across the city. \n 1. Manage, develop and motivate a high-performing community engagement team. \n 1. Design and deliver engagement programmes that increase participation from diverse, underrepresented and minority communities. \n 1. Build and maintain effective partnerships with public sector, voluntary, community and business stakeholders. \n 1. Provide strategic advice and policy leadership on community engagement, volunteering and resident participation to senior leaders and elected members. \n 1. Ensure compliance with statutory engagement obligations, including Housing Act requirements and relevant legislation. \n 1. Develop robust performance management, evaluation and quality assurance frameworks to measure impact and value for money. \n 1. Manage service budgets, grant funding and externally funded projects, ensuring strong financial governance and accountability. \n 1. Represent and deputise for the Head of Communities, Equality and Third Sector at internal, external, regional and national forums. \n \n Essential Skills & Requirements \n 1. Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience. \n 1. Extensive knowledge of community engagement, resident participation, volunteering and relevant national/local legislation. \n 1. Proven experience leading, managing and empowering high-performing teams. \n 1. Strong experience delivering collaborative programmes that improve outcomes for residents and communities. \n 1. Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, conflicting stakeholder interests and achieve consensus. \n 1. Experience developing performance frameworks, KPIs, benchmarking and service evaluation processes. \n 1. Significant budget management and financial accountability experience. \n 1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations. \n 1. Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills across elected members, residents, community groups and partner organisations. \n 1. Strong understanding of equality, inclusion and the needs of disadvantaged or underrepresented communities, alongside awareness of the political and legal context of local government.

• Position: Project Manager (Construction), • Base location: Sussex, • Project location: Brighton, • Contract type: Permanent, • Salary: £competitive (DOE) + excellent package, • Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch), • Vacancy reference: 86296 The company: This main contractor delivers new build and refurbishment projects for a host of clients nationally. They're known for quality delivery, strong client relationships and professional leadership which is driving the business in the construction sector. The role: As a Project Manager within this business you will be responsible for delivering projects for public sector clients which will include but not be limited to education, healthcare, government and local authority. Your role will include: • Resourcing planning and setting strategy., • Producing contract and construction programmes., • Driving PCSA activities., • Management of your project team (Site Managers, Assistants and Trainees), • Attending interviews and presentations., • Attending Design Team Meetings, • Early logistics planning., • Attend all pre-starts, • Chairing subcontractor reviews., • Production of weekly and monthly reports., • Chairing Project Review Meetings (client) and attending internal PRMs., • Ensuring projects are compliant with Employers Requirements. What are they looking for? • A construction professional with extensive experience of delivering projects for Tier 1 or 2 main contractors., • Managed teams within schemes that have delivered projects up to £15 million., • Sound knowledge of design & build, NEC and traditional contracts along with PCSA agreement activities., • Working knowledge of programming software packages. What's on offer? • A very competitive starting salary + excellent package., • Working in a supportive, professional team environment., • Working within a well resourced business that is focused on quality execution of projects., • Working with a company that has a consistent pipeline of projects.

Assistant Asset Manager Payrate: £18.85 per hour via PAYE/£23.19 per hour via Umbrella Contract Length Applying for this role is straight forward Scroll down and click on Apply to be considered for this position. • 6.5 Month Contract Location: Shoreham, BN43, UK Working Pattern: Hybrid, • office attendance in Worthing 3 days per week , typically Monday, Wednesday and one additional day . For the right candidate, 2 days per week in the office may be considered . Job Description • Principal purpose of job (role summary): As an Assistant Asset Manager you will support the Asset Manager and Property Managers to assist in the effective and safe management of the Council's local property estate Your manager will empower you to apply our principles, • resilience, adaptability and participation, • to your working practices. Expectations of post holder: Willingness to embrace change and ability to adapt to new ways of working Enthusiasm for working across teams in collaboration and partnership in order to help deliver Our Plan Act with honesty and openness, and be brave enough to contribute your ideas and get involved Bring your passion for delivering a high quality service for our residents and wider community to your role Engage proactively in your performance and development conversations, and embrace opportunities to learn and grow Live how we work with each other and our customers: We listen We say what we think & do what we say We are inclusive & kind We are ambitious We think & act beyond ourselves and our service We are a team Promote the service and Councils positively at all times Role specific Duties and responsibilities: Contribute to the management of the Council's current commercial property portfolio, including support in negotiating and agreeing rent reviews, sales, leases, licenses and other agreements: Support the team in initiatives for additional income generation and/or sites for disposal that will generate receipts and reduce the Councils liabilities, liaising with appointed agents and colleagues as required by collating information required Undertake inspections and viewings with third parties on properties to let or for sale and run the process of lettings of car parks, garages and other non residential property including supporting managers in delivery of wayleave and easement agreements Help the team to grow our knowledge of new legislation, circulars and statutory notices affecting the work of the team, and deliver occasional informal updates to the team to help us stay ahead of changes in our sector. Invite guest speakers from within the Councils to assist in the spread of information and promoting collaborative working and the estates teams presence. Provide considered challenge around ways of improving income and or community benefit from the estate, and provide costed proposals around new initiatives Assist the Property & Investment Manager and other colleagues in ensuring all strategic property data are accurately recorded and maintained up to date, inputting accurate data on the council's asset management system 'terrier'/estatesapp/GIS system) and maintain processes and protocols for data management Participate in any relevant training and development activities for this post, as guided and advised by the Principal Property Surveyor or Property Investment Manager Act as Google Champion across the team to ensure the smooth rollout of data into the system and ensure team members know how to access and use the system Act as an initial point of contact for property-related enquiries, collating the responses and responding to members of the public and other stakeholders and colleagues. Undertaking vacant property inspections, record meter readings, liaise with property agents Process orders and invoices on the FMS system for the estates team Help the team to pivot the estate to meet current and forthcoming MEES regulations and other environmental regulations Ensure that assets are occupied by competent parties under 'FRI' leases or, where not under such leases, any compliance or responsibility that falls to the council is understood, communicated appropriately to those responsible and recorded in the systems Be supportive of the regular update and monitoring of income and expenditure for properties under management. This will include raising purchase orders, reconciling accounts, tracking and processing invoices and reporting exceptions Undertake all duties in accordance with Council policies, in particular those relating to Customer Care and Equal Opportunities Undertake any duties regarding health, safety and welfare at work, civil contingencies and business continuity which may reasonably be allocated to the postholder as a result of legislation, codes of practice or Council policies As the post holder, you will be required to undertake such other duties as may be required within your grade and competence, and therefore the list of duties in this job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive Person Specification: Participative Make sure that you embrace all opportunities to have your say and recognise the importance of your colleagues taking the opportunity to be heard too Ability to share knowledge and learn from others Adaptive Ability to thrive in an adaptive environment on a continuous improvement journey of change Resilient Understand the part you play in your team and the organisation as a whole, recognising your importance to our success Ability to bring passion to your work Ability to recognise and support your own wellbeing needs and ask for help when you need it Essential Qualifications Degree in Business Related subject or working towards RICS Knowledge Knowledge and experience of working with businesses, partnerships and external agencies Experience Experience of developing and using effective procedures and protocols to assist in the administration and monitoring of financial, property transactions Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of organisations and businesses Desirable Experience of working in the public sector, ideally local government Experience of reading and interpreting licences, leases and other property legal documents Communication Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, councillors and staff in the Council Excellent interpersonal & communication skills to support administration of place based partnerships, to include attending meetings and taking minutes Excellent diplomacy skills and understanding of confidentiality and need to protect personal data Commitment to delivering exceptional customer care Relationship Building Ability and willingness to develop effective working relationships with tenants, businesses, community organisations, commercial agents, networks and partnerships Ability to apply knowledge and provide advice, or find the right contact, to deal with enquiries, including from tenants, commercial agents, partners, colleagues and similar Analytical Good financial skills to support updates and monitoring of income and expenditure associated with the Council's estates service Ability to make decisions to facilitate delivery without need for constant managerial supervision Excellent level of competency in business IT systems Willingness to use/be trained on Council financial management systems and property budget monitoring spreadsheet Desirable Competency in Google Platforms (sheets, docs etc.) Training will be given if not Experience of GIS systems, CRM management, Pro-Map or similar Planning/ Organising Understanding/experience of monitoring achievement against protocols, strategies and project indicators Organised, accurate, methodical and able to prioritise own workload to achieve targets and deadlines Able to respond quickly and appropriately to unplanned situations. Excellent attention to detail, tidy and punctual Self-motivated and happy to work independently when required. Able to keep calm when under pressure or when dealing with challenging situations Other requirements Ability to handle small items of equipment, IT equipment and similar. xrnqpay Able to carry out off-site property inspections, record meter readings and similar, when required Flexible working with an occasional requirement to work outside normal hours, including evenings and weekends Valuing kindness and compassion in the workplace and able to be direct when appropriate Acceptance of political restriction Able to travel within the Adur and Worthing Districts Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG • The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Position: Project Manager (Construction) Base location: Sussex Project location: Brighton Contract type: Permanent Salary: £competitive (DOE) + excellent package Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch) Vacancy reference: 86296 The company: This main contractor delivers new build and refurbishment projects for a host of clients nationally. They're known for quality delivery, strong client relationships and professional leadership which is driving the business in the construction sector. The role: As a Project Manager within this business you will be responsible for delivering projects for public sector clients which will include but not be limited to education, healthcare, government and local authority. Your role will include: Resourcing planning and setting strategy. Producing contract and construction programmes. Driving PCSA activities. Management of your project team (Site Managers, Assistants and Trainees) Attending interviews and presentations. Attending Design Team Meetings Early logistics planning. Attend all pre-starts Chairing subcontractor reviews. Production of weekly and monthly reports. Chairing Project Review Meetings (client) and attending internal PRMs. Ensuring projects are compliant with Employers Requirements. What are they looking for A construction professional with extensive experience of delivering projects for Tier 1 or 2 main contractors. Managed teams within schemes that have delivered projects up to £15 million. Sound knowledge of design & build, NEC and traditional contracts along with PCSA agreement activities. Working knowledge of programming software packages. What's on offer A very competitive starting salary + excellent package. Working in a supportive, professional team environment. Working within a well resourced business that is focused on quality execution of projects. Working with a company that has a consistent pipeline of projects

Catering Manager / Head Chef Education Brighton Area £40,444 £44,253 FTE | Pro Rata 37 Hours Per Week | 39 Weeks Per Year MondayFriday | No Late Nights | Fantastic Work-Life Balance Are you an experiencedHead Chef, Chef Manager or Catering Managerlooking to get your evenings, weekends and school holidays back? We are recruiting for a fantasticCatering Manager / Head Chefopportunity within a specialist education setting in the Brighton area. This is a brilliant role for a quality chef who still loves being hands-on in the kitchen but is ready to take ownership of their own catering operation. You'll be responsible for creating and delivering nutritious, high-qualitylunch and hot dinner services, while managing menus, ordering, stock, food safety, allergens, compliance and departmental budgets. You'll also directly manage a Kitchen Assistant and work closely with the wider management team. The Hours 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year MondayThursday: approximately 10.30am7.00pm Friday: approximately 10.00am3.00pm Some flexibility available No traditional restaurant late nights Excellent school-based working pattern For a chef coming from hotels, restaurants or contract catering, the lifestyle difference could be enormous. Salary £40,444 £44,253 FTE, depending on experience, pro-rated for 39 weeks plus annual leave entitlement. The salary range also benefits from annual increments within the pay scale and applicable local government pay awards. What We're Looking For We're interested in experienced: Catering Managers | Chef Managers | Head Chefs | Senior Sous Chefs ready to step up You'll need strong hands-on cooking ability combined with the confidence to run a catering operation. Ideally, you'll have: Relevant catering and management experience Recognised professional catering qualifications Intermediate Food Safety certification Strong knowledge of food hygiene, allergens and Health & Safety Menu planning and nutritional awareness Stock ordering and supplier management experience Budgetary and cost-control skills Good communication and basic Microsoft Office skills Experience withinschools, education, healthcare, care homes or contract cateringwould be particularly useful, although strong chefs from other quality operations are encouraged to apply. A Role With Purpose This isn't just another kitchen. You'll be working within a specialist educational environment supporting young people, with the opportunity to genuinely become part of the school community. Professional development is encouraged, with ongoing CPD and additional training available. The successful candidate will be subject to the appropriate safeguarding checks, including anEnhanced DBS. Interested? Apply with your CV today for a confidential conversation with our recruitment team. TPBN1_UKCT

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Location: Hove, BN3 3BR Contract: Temporary – initially 3 months Hours: 37 hours per week Pay: £20.66 per hour PAYE / LTD Hybrid: 2–3 days per week in the office DBS: Standard DBS required We are seeking an experienced Welfare Support Manager to support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF). This is a fast-paced role, and the successful candidate will need to hit the ground running. A key priority will be coordinating the collection, validation and analysis of Management Information for the April to September 2026 reporting period, with reporting required for submission to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Key Responsibilities Collect, validate and analyse Management Information from internal services and external providers. Produce accurate performance and outcome reports for the DWP and internal stakeholders. Develop and maintain monitoring systems and complex Excel spreadsheets. Monitor programme performance, outcomes and expenditure. Produce evaluation reports and performance information. Manage stakeholder relationships and coordinate information from multiple organisations. Maintain project documentation, audit trails and performance records. About You You will have experience in data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, performance reporting, or programme/project management. You will also have: Advanced Excel skills. Experience analysing and presenting complex data. Strong report-writing and communication skills. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines. The ability to work independently and manage your own workload. Experience working with multiple stakeholders. Knowledge of GDPR and data protection. Experience within local government, the public sector or grant-funded programmes would be advantageous. If you are a proactive and organised data or performance professional who can quickly take ownership of a time-sensitive reporting process, we would like to hear from you. Apply today