Chief Children's Services Director

3 weeks ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Strategic Planning Manager to lead our children's services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and leading a new business-critical service to provide the business planning and infrastructure requirements of our One Children's Service.

The role includes ensuring effective longer term strategic planning for the service, leading on data management, systems development, performance and sufficiency, including SEND, children's placements, pupil-based planning and sufficiency. You will have excellent leadership and communication skills and be solution focused.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Establish and lead a new business-critical service to provide business planning and infrastructure requirements for our One Children's Service.
  • Develop and implement effective longer-term strategic plans for the service.
  • Lead on data management, systems development, performance and sufficiency.
  • Collaborate with partners to deliver high-performing services.
  • Ensure the right provision is developed in line with needs analysis.

Requirements:

  • A proven track record of delivering improved outcomes and working with partners to deliver high-performing services.
  • Extensive knowledge across children's services, commissioning frameworks and legislation.
  • Substantial experience of effective planning and performance management approaches.
  • Commercial acumen and budget management skills.
  • Evidence of delivering innovation and challenging traditional ways of doing things.

What We Offer:

  • A supportive leadership team committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
  • Access to a bespoke leadership and management development programme.
  • Up to £8,000 relocation package.
  • 26 days paid annual leave with ability to buy more.
  • Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption and Fostering Leave.
  • Health & Wellbeing support – Employee Assistance Programme.

Estimated Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum.



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