SEND Reform Project Manager

Sheer Jobs Ltd; Taunton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheer Jobs Ltd in Somerset is seeking an Interim Project Manager to lead SEND Reform projects, focusing on the Experts at Hand model across education settings for children and young people aged 0-25, supporting the wider SEND Improvement Programme and Reform Plan.

The role requires coordinating across a partnership board and stakeholders, enabling delivery of SEND Reform projects with emphasis on recruitment, procurement and contract management, on a 3-month rolling contract with approx.

Qualifications

• Project management and stakeholder engagement skills, experience and qualification (as per attached JDPS).
• SEND improvement project delivery.
• Experience of project delivery involving recruitment, commissioning/procurement and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise and deliver the SEND Reform Projects across Somerset
• Drive implementation of the EAH Locality Delivery Model.
• Manage programme plans, risks, milestones and governance reporting.
• Build strong relationships with education settings, health partners and SEND stakeholders.
• Coordinate programme communications, evaluation and performance reporting.
• Support recruitment, procurement and contract management activity linked to delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

SEND improvement

Recruitment

Procurement

Contract management

Governance reporting

Job description

Interim Project Manager - SEND Reform

3-month rolling contract | Somerset | Approx. 2 days per week on site

Summary

This project manager role will be central to the delivery of SEND Reform projects, with a focus on Somerset's Experts at Hand (EAH) model across education settings for children and young people aged 0-25, supporting the wider SEND Improvement Programme and SEND Reform Plan.

For more information about Experts at Hand and SEND Reforms see:

Experts at Hand: what those leading and working in mainstream settings need to know

Somerset's SEND Reform Plan submitted to the Department for Education

Key responsibilities:

As a project manager, enable the SEND Reform Partnership Board (Education Settings, Council Services, the NHS, Parent Carers and Children and Young People) to:

• Mobilise and deliver the SEND Reform Projects across Somerset
• Drive implementation of the EAH Locality Delivery Model.
• Manage programme plans, risks, milestones and governance reporting.
• Build strong relationships with education settings, health partners and SEND stakeholders.
• Coordinate programme communications, evaluation and performance reporting.
• Support recruitment, procurement and contract management activity linked to delivery.

Essential skills and experience:

• Project management and stakeholder engagement skills, experience and qualification (as per attached JDPS).
• SEND improvement project delivery.
• Experience of project delivery involving recruitment, commissioning/procurement and contract management.

Rate of Pay

Umbrella: £500 per day