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The Office for Place is a Headnewly ofestablished Corporatearms-length Servicesbody tothat will develop and overseeshare theevidence, organisation’sadvice, corporatetools and learning to support functions,the creation and stewardship of places that are beautiful, sustainable, popular, and healthy.

It has its origins in the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission Report ‘Living with Beauty’ which has influenced national planning policy and, through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, the requirement for all local authorities to produce a particulardesign focuscode onfor managingtheir governance,area, financedeveloped through local community involvement and audit,engagement. 

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• Catalyse a fundamental change within and across all levels of government, communities, and the humandevelopment, resources,planning IT,and facilities,design commercialindustries, to support the creation and communicationsstewardship functions,of aspopular, wellhealthy, asbeautiful, responsibilityand sustainable places.
• Help neighbourhoods, communities and public servants working on their behalf, to ask for and deliver , and manage existing places, to be popular, healthy, beautiful, and sustainable.
• Support public sector planners and the preparationBritish design and development industries to be the best place makers in the world aided by improving UK and international data on happiness, health, popularity, and sustainability.

Are you willing to help us meet this challenge? 

You will be joining a new organisation chaired by Nicholas Boys Smith MBE and a board of non-executive directors. You will be able to help shape its programme of work from an early stage. The Office for Place will be subject to the annualstandard managementreview accounts,of financialpublic auditbodies which will take place after 3-5 years to ensure continuing delivery for government and annualthe report.taxpayer.   

ThisYou rolecan isfind beingout offeredmore about our work here: Office for Place.

We particularly welcome candidates from an ethnic minority background and other underrepresented groups to apply, as awe permanentwork contract.to continually improve our ability to represent the places and communities we support through our work.

The closingcurrent dateroles iswe 11:55pmare onhiring Sundayfor 12are:

• Senior NovemberFinance 2023.Officer (G7)

• HEO Governance Manager (HEO)

• Executive Assistant to the Chair and Chief Executive Office (EO)

• Senior Policy Manager (G7)

• Senior Events and Training Manager (G7)

• Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Communications Manager (G7)

More roles will be advertised in the coming months on the Civil Service Jobs website and this webpage.

If you have any queries about the role, please email officeforplace@levellingup.gov.uk.