Deputy Director, Children and Families

5 days ago

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Government Recruitment Service Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking an ambitious and talented Deputy Director to lead work to improve the health of children and young people. As a member of the Senior Civil Service, you will contribute to the leadership of the Early Years, Children and Families Directorate and make a significant contribution to collective leadership across the Primary Care and Prevention Group, DHSC, and the Civil Service.

About the Role:

The Deputy Director, Children and Families will lead on developing policy advice and proposals for improving the health and well-being of children and young people from the age of 2 to 19/25 for SEND. This will include working collaboratively with colleagues in DHSC, NHSE, and other government departments to ensure policies can have real-world impact.

You will also lead on work with DfE, NHSE, and the Home Office to strengthen Safeguarding for Children and work with the Home Office and others to maximise the contribution Health organisations make to tackling Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement policies to improve the health and well-being of children and young people to deliver ministerial priorities.
  • Lead DSHC's contributions to improving Child Safeguarding and to taking Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse.
  • Lead work on child health actions to support manifesto commitments and delivery of the Health, Opportunity, and Safe Streets Missions.
  • Provide policy leadership on child health for cross-government priorities, including the Child Poverty Task Force.
  • Ensure all policy is underpinned by robust evidence, making use of the best available quantitative and qualitative evidence.
  • Ensure effective ongoing engagement with external stakeholders and user groups informs policy development and implementation.
  • Identify opportunities where taking a wider system-based approach will increase our effectiveness and use collaborative networks and system leadership to improve the health and well-being of children and young people.
  • Take an active role in the Directorate (Early Years, Children and Families) and Group (Primary Care and Prevention) Senior Leadership.
  • Lead, support, and motivate a talented team of approximately 30 civil servants to create a happy, inclusive, and high-performing culture.

About Us:

The Government Recruitment Service is a leading provider of recruitment services to the public sector. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent to deliver our mission to improve the health and well-being of children and young people.

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