Specialist / Project Officer

Colbern Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational services provider in Northampton is seeking a Head of Education Effectiveness. This role involves providing strategic leadership and influencing decisions across Education Effectiveness for children aged 0-16. Responsibilities include developing strategies, managing a diverse workforce, and engaging with stakeholders to enhance educational standards. Competitive daily rates apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading education effectiveness initiatives.
• Ability to influence strategic decision-making.
• Capacity to manage diverse teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate strategy and policies.
• Provide oversight for Governors and school standards.
• Engage with partners to advocate for education services.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Head of Education Effectiveness, Northampton. Contract. £504.59 - £543.50 per day PAYE or £650 - £700 per day Umbrella inside IR35.

Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Education Effectiveness. Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, this role provides strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education Effectiveness for children aged 0 - 16 in North Northamptonshire. The postholder will support the achievement of the department's strategic aims and vision in line with the North Northamptonshire Council Education Improvement Framework.

Responsibilities

1. Develop, implement and communicate strategy, policy and operational business plans across the wider area of Education Improvement Services.
2. Develop and implement strategic business plans in line with the core purpose and objectives of Education Improvement Services, using judgement to resolve service issues or achieve improvements.
3. Provide leadership and oversight for Governors of all schools within North Northamptonshire so that they contribute to Governing Boards and raise standards of achievement for all pupils, while working within an allocated budget.
4. Use innovative and creative thinking to lead on the design and delivery of service objectives, ensuring detailed analysis, evaluation, risk assessment and initiation/scoping of improvement projects.
5. Lead the delivery of service objectives, collaborating with partners to deliver multi-agency initiatives, including the team around the schools and settings model, and facilitate management decision making with medium to long term effects on the service.
6. Demonstrate effective leadership and management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service delivery and promote a culture of continuous professional development for all staff.
7. Ensure robust systems are in place to maintain and produce accurate and timely data required for statutory compliance, monitoring against performance standards and evaluation of service delivery.
8. Positively engage with partners and stakeholders nationally, regionally, and locally to advocate and raise the profile of North Northamptonshire's Education Improvement Services, influencing key decision makers at senior levels internal and external to the Council.
9. Advise the Council's Corporate Leadership Team and Elected Members on strategies and policies required to deliver the job purpose, with an understanding of the political context at regional and local levels.
10. Exercise effective financial management including prioritisation of budgets within the context of decreasing resources.

General responsibilities

1. Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
2. Comply with the Council's policies and procedures including safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, audit actions and health and safety.
3. Understand the Council's commitment to Corporate Parenting and support this commitment to enable the Council to be the best corporate parents possible to children and young people in our care.
4. Carry out any other duties within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description commensurate with the grade of the post.

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