Hove Town Hall, Hove and Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£25979 - £26421
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Job introduction
This is an exciting opportunity to come and work in Brighton and Hove Council's DA & VAWG Unit and coordinate the Brighton and Hove MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) which aims to reduce the risk from domestic abuse (DA) for those deemed at high risk of DA.
Fixed term contract: up to 31 March 2026
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.
Interview date: (To be confirmed)
This role will be hybrid with a minimum of 60% of time being spent in the office: Hove Town Hall (Hove), Brighton Hove City Council (Brighton).
For an informal discussion, please contact Shahida Akhtar - Strategy & Partnership Officer & MARAC Lead - by email at Shahida.Akhtar@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to come and work in Brighton and Hove Council's DA & VAWG Unit and coordinate the Brighton and Hove MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) which aims to reduce the risk from domestic abuse (DA) for those deemed at high risk of DA.
We are recruiting to the role of an additional MARAC Coordinator and would welcome applications from people who enjoy working in a hectic, fact paced environment and who are interested in being part of a Team supporting partners to respond and reduce the risk of Domestic Abuse and VAWG.
You will be responsible for ensuring the weekly conference runs effectively and working with statutory and voluntary partners across Brighton and Hove to reduce the risk for those at risk of high harm.
Ideally, you will have a good understanding of domestic abuse and be a highly effective communicator with excellent administration skills including the ability to use databases, windows and Teams.
An understanding of domestic abuse is a must and if you would like to work with partners across Brighton and Hove to ensure survivors are supported to safely this may be the role for you.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Part office / part home – hybrid - We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).