Job Details:
Salary range: £51,228 - £54,360 per annum
Work location: The Clockwork Building, 45 Beavor Lane, Hammersmith, W6 9AR
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Temporary up to 18 months
Vetting requirements: Basic DBS Check
Closing date: 5 October 2025
Contact details for an informal discussion: Caterina Giammarresi, VAWG Programmes and Partnerships Lead via email onAbout the role
At Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F), we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Place Department, we offer a wide range of services to help make the borough an attractive place, one that is safe, clean and green and one in which our residents take pride. We are looking for a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Project Officer to join the Ending VAWG Team within our community safety unit. The VAWG Project Officer will play a key role in delivering the council’s strategic response to VAWG by holding responsibility for delivering certain strands of the council’s VAWG Strategy (2022-2027) and Action Plan. The role will work closely with internal colleagues within the Ending VAWG Team, other teams across Community Safety, and the wider council, as well as external partners (such as specialist services and police) to improve our response to VAWG in H&F. The role will also directly engage with victim/survivors of VAWG, local community groups, and young people to ensure our strategies and services are co-produced. Our ideal candidate will be passionate about improving services for victims/survivors of VAWG. We are looking for someone with the relevant skills and experience outlined in the role profile, and importantly, the right attitude, approach, and interpersonal skills to be successful in this role. Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you. Please refer to the for more information.Our People Values: How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do. We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all. We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success. We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone. We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.
Our commitment to you:
At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click to find out more. We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents. It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities. In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click .
Asking for Adjustments We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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