Director, Early Intervention and Prevention

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Birmingham is seeking a visionary Director of Early Intervention & Prevention. This pivotal role involves leading strategic programmes that enhance community resilience and reduce service demand. The successful candidate will engage with diverse sectors to foster partnerships and drive impactful change. Applicants should possess strong leadership skills, experience managing substantial budgets, and a commitment to equity and inclusion. Join a collaborative environment dedicated to transforming lives across Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Proven record of delivering impactful change through collaborative leadership.
• Experience managing large budgets effectively.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and service transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of Early Intervention and Prevention programmes.
• Engage with voluntary and community sectors to address local needs.
• Drive anti-poverty initiatives and oversee relevant funds.
• Monitor and deliver measurable outcomes aligned with Birmingham's vision.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnership building

Change management

Citizen engagement

Resource accountability

Education

Experience leading complex organizations

Job description

As Director of Early Intervention & Prevention (EI&P), you will be a senior leader within Birmingham City Council's Adult Social Care Executive Directorate Management Team (EDMT). This is a pivotal role, shaping the Council's approach to prevention and resilience across services that touch thousands of lives. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, guided by our core principles of being helpful, open‑minded, and delivering positive outcomes. You will lead the design and delivery of Early Intervention and Prevention (EI&P) programmes that reduce demand on statutory services including Adult Social Care, Children's Social Care, SEND, and Homelessness. Acting as the Council's strategic voice with the voluntary, community, and faith sector, you will engage with over 4,000 organisations to ensure local provision meets local need. You will drive anti‑poverty initiatives, oversee the Household Support Fund, and champion citizen engagement in service design, while also leading transformation across libraries, adult education, safeguarding, domestic abuse partnerships, asylum and resettlement programmes, and community intelligence. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health, you will work closely with Members, the Corporate Leadership Team, and partners to deliver Birmingham's City Vision and Corporate Plan. This is a role where strategic leadership meets real‑world impact - helping Birmingham become a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient city.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Provide vision, direction, and authentic leadership across EI&P, modelling collaborative and inclusive behaviours.
• Change & Transformation: Design and lead change initiatives that deliver long‑term organisational and service transformation.
• Citizen Engagement: Ensure citizens are actively involved in shaping services, embedding co‑production and equity.
• Partnerships & Networks: Build purposeful networks across voluntary, community, and faith sectors, ensuring diversity and equality are central to decision‑making.
• Resource Accountability: Oversee finance, people, and resources, ensuring statutory compliance and value for money.
• Service Portfolio Leadership: Lead a wide portfolio including:
  • Early Intervention & Prevention services
  • Asylum, Afghan Resettlement, and Homes for Ukraine programmes
  • Household Support Fund and food aid mechanisms
  • Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector initiatives (e.g., Neighbourhood Network Scheme)
  • Libraries transformation and Adult Education services
  • Domestic Abuse partnerships and Safeguarding Adults Board
  • Citizen‑focused data intelligence and predictive analytics programmes
• Performance & Delivery: Translate strategic vision into operational plans, monitor progress, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with Members, senior politicians, and colleagues to identify innovative, commercial, and digital solutions.

  We are looking for a bold, visionary leader who can turn strategy into real impact for Birmingham. You will bring proven experience of leading complex organisations and a leadership style that is authentic, inclusive, and inspiring. You know how to build strong partnerships across political, community, and voluntary sectors, and you're confident managing large budgets while delivering value for money. You're passionate about equity and belonging, ensuring services reflect the diversity of our city and tackle inequality head‑on. Resilient and innovative, you thrive on transformation and can deliver programmes on time and to budget. Most importantly, you are citizen‑focused, driven by co‑production and empowering communities to shape the future.

  Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Equality & Diversity Statement

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.