Modernise our public safety network and build a safer, more resilient borough for our community. This is a fixed term position for a duration of 2 years.
As our CCTV Programme Manager, you’ll lead the transformation of Kensington and Chelsea’s public safety CCTV network. It’s a role with genuine, borough-wide impact – a chance to harness modern technology, upgrade critical infrastructure and ensure our public spaces remain safe and secure for all our residents.
Working Style
In this 2-year fixed-term contract, you’ll be based in the Borough for four days a week playing a key role in serving the local community. Whether you’re offering technical guidance to senior leaders or collaborating with local residents and police partners, you’ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents’ lives.
What you’ll be doing
Your focus will be leading the strategic transformation of our CCTV service, ensuring our network infrastructure, fibre systems and technology are modern, cost-effective and fit for the future. You’ll oversee all operational workstreams, manage public realm budgets and maintain effective partnership arrangements with our CCTV Control Room Service.
This means reviewing and upgrading camera assets across the borough, coordinating Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy investments and actively monitoring service providers to guarantee contractual standards are consistently met.
You’ll work closely with residents, elected members, police partners and internal teams to ensure community safety priorities are delivered with care, competence and fairness. A key part of the role will involve chairing resident-led advisory groups and providing expert technical guidance to senior leadership, ensuring community voices shape how we protect our public spaces.
For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification.
What you’ll bring
You’ll bring professional knowledge of CCTV management standards equivalent to BTEC Level 4 in Managing CCTV Control Rooms, supported by extensive technical and operational experience with public space systems. You have an in-depth understanding of relevant legislation, including the Data Protection Act, UK GDPR and RIPA, alongside a clear vision for how emerging technologies can enhance public safety.
Experienced in risk management, contract negotiation and budget oversight, you know how to manage complex projects and move at pace. You possess strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities, allowing you to negotiate effectively, solve complex operational challenges and build positive, trusted relationships with partners and councillors.
Most importantly, you’re someone who brings a collaborative, resident-focused approach – dedicated to delivering high-quality safety infrastructure with integrity, care and transparency.
Why join us
At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.
This newly created two-year post offers a unique opportunity to build and shape a service from the ground up, backed by an enthusiastic community safety team and strong control centre partnerships. It’s a chance to step into a space where your technical expertise can drive genuine, visible change.
We will invest in your professional development, offering flexible working options, continuous learning and support to help you lead with confidence. Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that takes pride in delivering practical safety improvements – helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and safeguard residents across Kensington and Chelsea.
About us
Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
In this role, you’ll be a vital leader – bringing a dedicated mindset to modernising our safety infrastructure. Transforming a public CCTV network within a high-scrutiny, political environment isn't always smooth sailing, but every effort pays off. When you commit fully, technical and operational challenges become opportunities to innovate, build resident trust and make our communities safer.
Interview Details
Interviews will be held in person at Kensington Town Hall between 5-12 October.
Ready to join us?
We’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description.
We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.
We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices. New hires will normally start at the minimum of the pay scale. However, a higher starting salary may be negotiated where a candidate demonstrates exceptional skills, knowledge, or experience. Employees receive annual salary increments until they reach the top of the pay scale, as well as any agreed cost of living pay awards.
