Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0579

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

55058 - 59021


Occupational group
Housing
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Legal Services & Partnerships - Directorate
Closing Date
29 October 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
31 October 2025
Proposed Interview Date
13 November 2025
Place of work
The Orchard Centre, Hull HU6 9BX
For an informal discussion please contact
Debbie Akester
Contact telephone
01482 613 795

Are you an innovative leader with excellent skills to lead a Neighbourhood team working with the Communities in Hull? Then we would love to hear from you.

At Hull City Council we are committed to our residents and we are passionate about how we deliver our services to them. That's why we are developing and nurturing a culture that puts our residents at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our workforce to work together to find solutions, to be open, honest, and respectful, to take responsibility and listen and learn from others. If you value these behaviours too, we'd love to hear from you.



If you have the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert input to lead and develop a professional team providing an excellent service to the residents of Hull in a complex and fast moving environment, please consider coming to work with us. Your remit will include helping to create attractive, safe and sustainable neighbourhoods and communities within the City of Hull.



You will be working with the Head of Service (Area & Neighbourhood Management) and partners to develop strategic plans which aim to deliver a range of locally focused services which meet and reflect city wide priorities as set out in the Community Plan , whilst responding to the needs and aspirations of local communities.



You will direct, lead and manage teams of customer facing staff responsible for delivering excellent neighbourhood management and Area Committee/ward member support, and you will have responsibility to ensure the maintenance of high standards of performance.



You will take a lead on initiatives that deliver the best outcomes of strategic plans. You will ensure that appropriate decisions are made and actions taken that lead to the achievement of the service area business plan.



You will lead the development of new services and initiatives to meet the specific needs of the area and also contributes to service wide improvement activities.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Debbie Akester, Head of Service (Neighbourhoods and Housing Management) on 01482 613 795 or email Debra.akester@hullcc.gov.uk



Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.





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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.