Director of Families and Children's Services

7 days ago


Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Belmont Recruitment Full time

Job Summary:

Belmont Recruitment is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Director of Families and Children's Services to lead the development, delivery, and review of the Families and Children's strategy through service transformation. As a key member of the council's leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring outstanding Families and Children's services are designed to deliver the council's vision, values, and priorities within the business plan.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development, delivery, and review of the Families and Children's strategy through service transformation.
  • Ensure outstanding Families and Children's services are designed to deliver the council's vision, values, and priorities within the business plan.
  • Provide expert functional knowledge and/or significant advice with impact across the council.
  • Develop and implement effective workforce development strategies to achieve service and council-wide objectives.
  • Manage political challenges to the direction of the function or services.
  • Deliver and support successful cultural and organisational change programmes with impact across the council.
  • Effectively handle challenging and complex situations which have wide-ranging impact and reputational risk for the Council.
  • Lead high-profile innovative projects which have wide-ranging impact and reputational risk for the Council.

Requirements:

  • Proven extensive senior management experience of managing a range of services and functions at a corporate strategic level.
  • Substantial experience in both strategic and operational management across a range of services and functions within a large and complex organization.
  • Substantial understanding of the council's people strategy to ensure effective workforce development in order to achieve service and council-wide objectives.
  • Experience of working in a political environment and managing political challenges to the direction of the function or services.
  • Substantial understanding of local government and the local, regional, and national context.
  • Substantial understanding and experience of delivering services that impact on the local community and partner organisations, and managing challenges to the direction of these services.

What We Offer:

  • A competitive daily rate of £598.33.
  • A hybrid working arrangement with a focus on Wiltshire.


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