About Us At Hounslow We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be. We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before. About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer. We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias. As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form. Our Benefits About The Role Are you looking for an interesting and challenging position? Would you thrive in a political environment, providing broad-ranging support to Cabinet Members? If so, this may be the job for you. As a Cabinet Officer, you will join the Cabinet Office team and support the Leader and Cabinet Members as we navigate an increasingly challenging economic environment. You will help the Cabinet shape and build on our nationally leading policy platform and deliver on the commitments we have made residents. With a good understanding of Local Government and its ways of working, you will support the delivery of projects, policy and strategy development for at least four Cabinet Members; provide high-quality policy advice, forward planning and sourcing research to ensure your Cabinet Member is fully briefed on the key issues in their portfolio; and build strong internal networks to facilitate the relationships between the Cabinet and senior Council officers. You will also support engagement with key external stakeholders. This role is a brilliant opportunity to develop your skills in the heart of the Council’s democratic and political arena. About The Team You’ll Be Working In The role is based in the Communities and Strategy Directorate and reports to the Head of Cabinet Office. The team, and your position in it, plays a vital role in supporting the political life of the Local Authority and the Council decision making processes which affect every resident and visitor to Hounslow, a vibrant borough which covers a large amount of West London from Feltham in the West to Brentford and Chiswick in the East. As Cabinet Officer, you will be working closely with Cabinet Members, officers from across the Authority and various local and external stakeholders. About You Here are some of the things we’re looking for - if the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application: You will be able to demonstrate strong communication skills, and able to act as first point of contact, ensuring effective communications between Cabinet Members, senior Council officers and key external stakeholders. You have experience of project delivery and excellent time management skills, possessing the ability to respond positively in urgent situations, prioritising workload and working to meet tight deadlines and resolve issues. You will have strong research and policy support skills – and able to draft and compile documents and communications such as briefings, articles, speeches, and reports of a complex nature as required. You will demonstrate a good knowledge of Local Government, including Council policy and processes. You will have experience of helping to develop strategy and policy, with analysis of implications. Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile. Qualifications: You may well have an undergraduate degree or a postgraduate qualification, but what matters more is your commitment to high-quality public service and the ability to show how you have been able to make a difference through your work. The post holder may be required to work outside of normal working hours in accordance with service needs, including attendance at some evening meetings. When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact: Email: Telephone: 07773870826 Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 8th July 2025. Email: Telephone: 07773870826 Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 8th July 2025.. Location : Hounslow, England, United Kingdom