Children's Services Programme Manager

Spencer Clarke Group Ltd.; Nottingham; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Midlands is seeking a Children's Services Programme Manager on a contract basis. The role focuses on improving Children's Services including transformation projects and requires experience in Local Authority context. Candidates should demonstrate exceptional stakeholder engagement and project management skills, with a focus on Families First, Placements & Sufficiency, and SEND.

Benefits

Free DBS checks

Post Placement Aftercare

Loyalty reward scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with Children's Services in a Local Authority context is essential.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellence across a broad range of Children's services.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a number of critical projects and programmes.
• Effectively manage multi-disciplinary and multiple project teams.
• Oversee delivery of projects within agreed direction, timescale, and budget.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Children's services expertise

Project management

Education

Prince 2 certification

Job description

My client in the Midlands is looking to appoint a talented Children's Services Programme Manager on a Contract basis.

This role will support the Council's improvement of Children's Services, including transformation, Families First, placements, sufficiency and SEND.

About the role:

Based in the Midlands (Hybrid):

• Lead on a number of critical projects and programmes
• Key priorities are Families First, Placements & Sufficiency and SEND.
• Lead on and effectively manage multi-disciplinary and multiple project teams.
• Take responsibility and oversee delivery of other individual Projects and programmes to an agreed direction, timescale and budget as required.

About you:
You will have the following experiences:

• Experience with Children's Services in a Local Authority context is essential.
• Prince 2 is desired, or qualified by experience.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellence across a broad range of Children's services.

What's on offer:

• Salary: £500-£600 per day, Inside IR35

*negotiable based on experience

*please submit your CV with the rate you require

• Hybrid working
• Contract type: Contract
• Hours: 09:00 -17:00 Monday to Friday

How to apply

• Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted.
• Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

About Spencer Clarke Group

Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way.

When you join us, you will receive:

• Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities
• Free DBS checks
• Post Placement Aftercare
• Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals

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