Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Coventry City Council’s Migration Team is dedicated to meeting the needs of newly arriving communities and facilitating a successful integration journey into the city. As leaders in the field of refugee resettlement, we provide support to vulnerable individuals through various initiatives, including employment, education, language acquisition and training enabling them to contribute to the economic, civic and social fabric of our vibrant city. With collaborative partnerships and exciting projects, like "My Coventry", ‘’Mi-Friendly Cities’’ and "Step Forward," we celebrate diversity while ensuring everyone's rights and opportunities are valued.

Join us in making Coventry a place people choose to live, learn, and work. 

What is the job role?

As a Programme Officer you will be working with the Head of Service, Programme Delivery Managers, and Project Managers to oversee the successful delivery of the Migration Team Programmes in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners. 

You will support partners with the delivery of Migration related projects advising and on claims, performance and contract management, support with auditing and, engagement activities. 

You will support the continual improvement of monitoring systems to track programme expenditure, outputs, risk, issues and use these systems to analyse quantitative and qualitative data to identify and implement solutions.

You will undertake regular delivery partner Site and Monitoring Visits to ensure programme compliance. 

You will support Project/Programme governance structures including Programme Boards and Steering groups. 

You will assist with the production of meeting papers, presenting reports and taking minutes. 

You will also assist in drafting funding applications and contribute to policy-related work as needed, ensuring your efforts support the objectives of the Migration Team and align with the One Coventry plan.

You will support the procurement and contracting of delivery partners 

You will also support the writing of evaluation reports for projects/programmes including the collation of customer/partner feedback, case studies, performance data and impact evidence. 

This is a fixed term contract of one year.

Who are we looking for?

The right candidate will possess the following:  

In-depth understanding of the principles of and good practice in: 

• Migration related programmes 

• Grant regimes and processes. 

• Partnership working 
• Policy related work specifically related to refugees, asylum seekers and newly arrived communities.
• Good inter-personal skills, confidence in dealing with senior colleagues and external contacts 
• Ability to communicate clearly both written and verbal 
• Ability to conduct successful contract negotiations with delivery partners and key stakeholders
• Ability to analyse financial and numerical data, performance information to draw valid conclusions and produce reports 
• Ability to undertake research to aid in developing policy initiatives and funding proposals for migration-related projects.
• Ability to generate a culture for change that encourages creative and innovative thinking 
• Experience in a contract monitoring role 

If you are dynamic, creative, able to use your initiative and believe that you have the drive and skills to be able to make a real difference to the residents of Coventry then we want to hear from you. 

When writing your personal statement, please pay particular regard to the following, as your answers will be used for shortlisting:

1. Please, detail that how you could contribute to the successful integration of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and newly arrived communities into the city
2. Considering the job role, please describe your experience with contract and performance monitoring. What was your role, and how did you contribute to these tasks?
3. Please give examples of when you were involved in policy development work. What was your role and how did you contribute to the task?

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): TBC

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council