Fairness Taskforce Coordinator
About the job
Salary: £33,143 – £36,363 a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed term until 31/9/27
This position is available as a secondment opportunity until 31/9/27. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.
TheFairness Taskforce Coordinator will play a pivotal role in supporting Luton Council’s commitment to fairness, equality, and community engagement. This is a varied and high-profile role, providing complex administrative and strategic support to the Fairness Taskforce and associated programmes.
You will take ownership of a range of key responsibilities, including coordinating projects, compiling research and evidence to inform strategic decision-making, and producing confidential and complex reports. You will manage the tracking, recording, and monitoring of correspondence and citizen engagement across multiple channels, ensuring that the voices of Luton’s communities are effectively captured and represented.
Acting as secretariat to the Fairness Taskforce, you will organise meetings, design and deliver events, and ensure that all documentation, minutes, and follow-up actions are of the highest standard. You will provide guidance and quality assurance to team members to maintain a consistently excellent level of administrative support.
The role also requires strong financial acumen, as you will manage a range of financial functions, including processing high-value orders, reconciling budgets and invoices, monitoring staffing budgets, and supporting the administration and reporting of grant funding. You will collect, analyse, and interpret performance and management data, producing insightful reports and visual graphics to inform service planning and workforce deployment.
In addition, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the Fairness Taskforce’s online citizen space and managing its associated social media presence, producing engaging content and collateral in collaboration with partners and the Council’s communications team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, highly organised individual who is passionate about fairness and social equity, and who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment. You will have the opportunity to contribute directly to projects that make a real difference to the lives of Luton’s residents.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
You will be an experienced and highly organised administrator with a strong track record of delivering high-quality business and project support in a busy and complex environment. Confident using a range of IT and office systems, including back-office platforms, you will be comfortable managing information, producing reports, and ensuring that operational and strategic objectives are met to a high standard.
With demonstrable experience of working collaboratively across sectors — particularly with voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise partners — you will bring a partnership-focused approach to everything you do. You will also have experience managing and reporting on complex grant funding programmes, maintaining accuracy and accountability throughout.
Excellent communication skills are essential. You will be able to communicate clearly and appropriately with staff, partners, elected members, and residents, both verbally and in writing, always maintaining a professional and collaborative approach. You will be confident producing, reviewing, and quality-assuring reports and correspondence to ensure consistency and clarity.
Analytically minded, you will have strong numeracy skills and the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make evidence-based recommendations to inform decision-making. You will also be highly skilled in coordinating and prioritising workloads — both your own and others’ — to meet tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
You will bring experience of organising and managing events, supporting local, regional, and national partners, and contributing to project delivery across a wide range of work themes. Your approach will be flexible, proactive, and responsive to emerging needs.
Above all, you will demonstrate a clear commitment to fairness, equity, and social justice — values that underpin the work of the Fairness Taskforce. You will understand the importance of inclusion and community voice and will be motivated by the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the lives of Luton’s residents.
You will hold a recognised Level 3 qualification in administration (or have equivalent experience) and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. The role requires flexibility to work some evenings and weekends and the ability to travel across the Borough to attend meetings and events. You must also be able to communicate effectively and fluently in spoken English when providing advice and support to members of the public.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
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Available documents
Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.Salary range
- £33,143 - £36,363 per year