Transformation Manager

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS membership

Flexible working

29 days leave

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Suffolk County Council is seeking a senior programme leader to drive the SEND Reform Transformation Programme, turning priorities into delivery plans with milestones and measurable outcomes.

You will unite education, health, social care, schools and families, providing governance, managing dependencies, and using data to monitor performance while building multi-agency partnerships across sectors for sustained reform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation and improvement programmes.
• Expert programme management, governance and delivery skills.
• Strong SEND leadership knowledge of statutory frameworks.
• Excellent partnership-building and stakeholder management.
• Highly developed analytical, reporting and communication capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust programme governance and assurance, actively managing risks, dependencies, reporting and escalation while supporting inspection readiness.
• Build strong multi-agency partnerships across education, health, social care, schools, families and the voluntary and community sector to secure shared ownership of reform.
• Use data, intelligence and stakeholder feedback to monitor performance, demonstrate impact and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Large-scale transformation leadership

Programme governance

SEND leadership expertise

Partnership building

Analytical & reporting capability

Job description

Lead Suffolk's SEND Reform Transformation Programme, turning strategic priorities into clear delivery plans, milestones and measurable outcomes.

• Provide robust programme governance and assurance, actively managing risks, dependencies, reporting and escalation while supporting inspection readiness.
• Build strong multi-agency partnerships across education, health, social care, schools, families and the voluntary and community sector to secure shared ownership of reform.
• Use data, intelligence and stakeholder feedback to monitor performance, demonstrate impact and drive continuous improvement.,

1. A supporting statement (maximum 500 words) explaining why you are interested in the role, what you would bring and how your skills, knowledge and experience make you suitable.
2. Case studies (up to two examples, maximum 250 words each) demonstrating where you have led significant transformation or improvement. Please include the scale and complexity of the work, your personal role and accountability, the approach you took, and the outcomes and impact achieved.

We’re looking for someone who can bring together strong SEND knowledge and senior programme leadership. You’ll need:

You’ll need:

• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation and improvement programmes.
• Expert programme management, governance and delivery skills.
• Strong SEND leadership experience and knowledge of statutory frameworks.
• Excellent partnership-building, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly developed analytical, reporting and communication capabilities.

SEND continues to evolve, with significant reform, changing priorities and a real expectation to deliver improvement. You’ll need resilience and persistence to keep things moving and stay focused on what will make a difference. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to shape meaningful change for children, young people and families, working alongside supportive and committed people who want to make a difference too.

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you’ll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!