Employment & Health Partnership Manager

Lewisham; Catford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewisham Council is offering an initial temporary 6-month contract for an Employment & Health Partnership Manager. The role is based at SE6 4RU, Will be Leemore Centre and community sites (e.g. GP practices) with hybrid working 3 days in the office.

Responsibilities include day-to-day line management of the Work & Health Coaches, coordinating with NHS partners and local authorities, and ensuring grant-funded programmes meet contractual requirements through evaluation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team and coordinating multi-disciplinary partners.
• Experience with NHS organisations or public sector grant-funded services.
• Knowledge of performance metrics and contract monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily management of Work & Health Coaches and maintain referrals pathways.
• Oversee budgeting, reporting to funders, and ensure delivery within time and budget.

Skills

Team management

Stakeholder liaison

Budget management

Grant monitoring

Tools

MS Excel

Project planning tools

Reporting tools

Job description

I am currently representing Lewisham Council who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience We are looking for a Employment & Health Partnership Manager this role will be based at: SE6 4RU, Will be Leemore Centre and community sites eg GP practices Hybrid 3 days in office.

• Day-to-day line management responsibility for the team of Work & Health Coaches. Liaising with businesses, community organisations, education and learning providers to ensure quality referral pathways into and out of the Lewisham Works programme are available to residents. This includes oversight of Multi-Disciplinary Teams between Work & Health Coaches and system partner organisations. Developing and implementing evaluation and impact measures to meet national and local grant contract requirements and ensure reflective and improving practice.
• Effectively using programme management tools such as planning, risk assessment and reporting, budget and resource management, procurement, communication, issues logging and progress reporting. Oversee the overall caseload and operational delivery of support by the team of Work & Health Coaches to residents. Managing partnership activities, ensuring the internal delivery team works effectively with other commissioned programmes and local support. Managing delegated budgets and resources, managing risks, and ensuring programmes are delivered on time and within budget. This includes monitoring day-to-day spend and producing compliant reporting for the external funder.
• We require the following: Experience working with or alongside NHS organisations in particular, primary care. Knowledge and experience in delivering and monitoring public sector grant funded services Experience working with or alongside a local authority employment support team including delivery and monitoring of public sector grant-funded services, or similar programmes in a relevant field