Strategic Director of Children's Services

4 weeks ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to work within the role of Head of Service, Performance and Governance. As part of our Dorset Children Thrive Model and Dorset's Partnership's ten-year plan, we are enhancing our senior leadership and aligning Heads of Service alongside our challenges and priorities. Our Commissioning & Partnerships function is key to our continued success, enabling us to respond effectively and reflect our ambition for children, young people, and families.

About the Role

This service area brings together strategic expertise to governance, policy, performance, and change. This combined focus will ensure the Children's Directorate is well organized in its strategic planning and has oversight in identifying areas of national policy change and supporting executive and corporate directors leading our response.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic direction to all our transformation programmes, including digital transformation.
  • Work with the Corporate Directors in identifying areas of improvement and supporting developments.
  • Apply your analytical skills and leadership for high-quality service delivery of our dedicated children's business intelligence and performance team, which includes our Children's First Pathfinder performance and evaluation.
Requirements
  • Demonstrate leadership experience in governance and policy.
  • Have experience in strategic coordination, planning, and effective delivery.
  • Have an innovative and dynamic approach to introduce new ways of working that improve outcomes for children and families.
  • Have a well-established reputation in building and maintaining effective corporate and external partnerships.

This is a full-time role at 37 hours per week. At Dorset Council, we provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents. We care about Dorset and all the people who live here. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.



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