Cabinet Officer

Salary range: £43,449 - £46,161 p.a. inc. London weighting (PO1)
Contract: Permanent 
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Are you passionate about people, the places where they live, and policymaking? 

You will be working in a London borough which personifies the most exciting aspects of our capital city. Brent has many juxtapositions – from the iconic arch of Wembley to the thoroughfare of Kilburn, this is a place where economic, environmental and demographic contrasts collide in just a short walk. We are a borough which is rapidly expanding, with all of the challenges and opportunities that this change creates. It’s what makes it such a fantastic place to be a public servant and what makes us like no other place in London.

This is an exciting time to join Brent. A new Cabinet is pursuing a radical and far-reaching agenda for the borough - with a new Council Plan for the next four years now taking shape. We want to be a council that delivers locally while also making the case for wider change, as we have done through our high-profile work on gambling harms and our call for for stronger powers to protect our high streets. As a Cabinet Officer, you will be at the heart of that work, helping to shape policy and turn the Cabinet’s ambitions into action at every level.

The Post

We are recruiting for a Cabinet Officer role, which will be at the heart of Brent Council in the Leader’s Office, helping the Cabinet with executive support, policymaking, and communications.

You will:

• Provide a full range of executive support services to at least four Cabinet Members, assisting in the preparation of agendas, reports and action taking as required.
• Build strong internal networks to facilitate the effective relationships between Cabinet and the Corporate Management Team (CMT).
• Support Cabinet Members to communicate their priorities to external stakeholders.

You will have unparalleled exposure to the senior politicians and sector-leading council officers, with the ability to be a part of key decisions at every turn.

Alongside your primary responsibilities, there is significant scope for development within the role, with potential to build a portfolio of policy expertise and support projects contributing to the council’s corporate priorities.

The Person 

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, at ease with senior politicians and officers, and with a strong interest in policymaking. It comes with the territory that you must be highly organised if you are to support multiple Cabinet Members, as well as having an eye for the details that can make or break a political career. By its very nature, you will need to be able to navigate and negotiate through situations which are complex, confidential and sensitive.

Experience is valuable and desirable, but if you can demonstrate that you understand what local government in London does and how it sits within a political, financial, and legislative context, we want to hear from you.