Prevent and Hate Crime Manager

Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tower Hamlets Council is seeking a Prevent and Hate Crime Manager to coordinate specialist delivery within the borough. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Prevent strategies, team management, and compliance with essential governmental frameworks, contributing to a proud and independent community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supports diversity and disability confidence

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Prevent delivery and community strategies.
• Familiar with Channel process and government frameworks.
• Experience managing a team and delivering statutory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage Prevent and Hate Crime delivery.
• Oversee compliance with statutory requirements and government strategies.
• Develop strategies to tackle hate crime and manage a team.

Skills

Prevent delivery

Hate crime management

Community engagement

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ

Our Public Protection Team is seeking to recruit an exceptional candidate to coordinate and manage Prevent and Hate Crime delivery in the borough in line with our statutory duty.

The Prevent and Hate Crime Manager is a high-profile specialist role overseeing both Prevent Delivery and hate crime in Tower Hamlets. They are also responsible for managing the Protective Security agenda.

We are seeking a dynamic, versatile, and resilient individual with extensive experience in Prevent delivery. You will be responsible for ensuring that Prevent (and other elements of the Government's CONTEST strategy) are delivered in line with statutory requirements and balanced against compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act. The role also requires extensive experience with the Channel process and familiarity with the requirements set by key stakeholders including the Metropolitan Police and Home Office.

The post holder should also have experience developing strategies and activities to tackle hate crime in a community setting.

The role manages 5 staff in the Prevent, Hate Crime, and Protective Security team.

You should be prepared to work occasional evenings and weekends and travel for business purposes.

This is a Temporary Fixed Term Contract until March 2026 and is subject to annual renewal of grant funding by the Home Office. The role also requires passing national security clearance to the level of SC.

Tower Hamlets' vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent, and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, civil partnership status, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, and maternity. We look to employ a diverse workforce representative of these groups. We recognize that people can also be disadvantaged by social and economic circumstances, and we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, meaning applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and those who live in the borough.