Programme Lead (Children's Services)

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Programme Lead for our client a local government organisation in Gloucestershire.

The successful candidate will lead on the design, development and delivery of a range of service workstreams for families or children and young people which will secure good outcomes for all Gloucestershire residents and ensure services provide excellent value for money.

These workstreams will be driven by both local priorities and national policy reforms through the DfE SEND and Alternative Provision Change Programme. Specifically:
- Review Gloucestershire’s Universal banding system.
- Maintained special school place planning .

This role is a part time position with 3 days a week work. Initially a 6 month contract with the possibility to extend.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide credible leadership and proactively remove barriers to effective working across the directorate.
• Communicate and influence by acting as a role model for effective communication, developing and maintaining a strong customer focus culture.
• Realise potential by ensuring that systems and policies are in place to create a culture of learning and sharing of knowledge across the directorate and its partners.
• Provide clear vision, direction and innovation for the relevant assignments in order to shape current and future strategies for service delivery.
• Harness diversity by recognising the importance of fully understanding the diverse community of employees within the organisation and also within the communities they service.
• Achieve results through effective monitoring and evaluation of assignment progress towards milestones and objectives, ensuring everyone has clear performance standards, encouraging excellent performance and tackling poor performance.

Personal Requirements:

• Leadership experience in sectors which have lead to positive outcomes for children, young people and families with SEND.
• Experience or developing/leading changes in services and/or policies that have lead to service improvements.
• Experience of substantial successful financial management.
• Experience of working within a political framework and briefing elected members.
• Wide knowledge and understanding of national policies and the legislative framework affecting children, young people and families, and the wider local government and how these apply to local service developments.
• Knowledge of Project/Programme management.
• Relevant management qualification or training.
• Relevant professional qualification in service to Children and Young People.

Working Hours: 3 days a week

Pay: £450.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.