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Belmont Recruitment are working with Newham Council to recruit for a Violence Reduction Co-ordinator. This a contract post for a minimum of 3 to 6 months with the view to extend.

Overall purpose:

* Provide coordination across both the MOPAC funded and Newham Partnership investment to deliver, stabilise and reduce violence across the borough by identifying and ensuring that interventions are delivered effectively whilst coordinating action to address the major causes of violence across Newham.

* Support the Community Safety Manager to deliver the Newham Community Safety Partnership priorities to reduce violence relating specifically to gang related violence and knife crime as well as violence against women and girls (VAWG), and other relevant priorities for the partnership that may emerge.

* Working in partnership across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, responsible for coordinating the strategic and operational delivery of the Newham Community Safety Partnership violence reduction action plans.

* Coordinate the tasking and delivery of interventions tackling violence alongside the work of partner agencies and the local community, feeding into strategic delivery boards and ensuring the interventions and risk management plans in place are having an impact on the reduction of violence within the borough.

* Attend and provide input into relevant case management and strategic panels in place to tackle and manage violence and vulnerability issues.

* Inform delivery and coordination of Newham's VRU Violence and Vulnerability Action Plan, promoting enhanced plan ownership amongst partners and its activities.

* Ensure that the Newham Community Safety Partnership targets are met via

* collaborative actions plans and strategies across relevant Newham services and partners.

* Monitor issues and gaps in violence and vulnerability provision in Newham.

* Coordinate monitoring and reporting on commissioned services and outcomes.

* Ensure robust partnership working, communication and reporting to MOPAC including the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

Location: Newham, E16

Daily rate: £250 to £300

If this position is of interest, please get in touch with Jake Singh at Belmont Recruitment or apply now! If you are looking for a position in a different sector, do not hesitate to get in touch as we have many other opportunities available across England.

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