Improvement Delivery Officer – Early Years and Family Hubs – Bury Council
Apply Here
1 full time vacancy for an Improvement Delivery Officer role has arisen this is a 3 year fixed term post within the Early Years Team.
You will be expected to :
- To effectively manage and lead key change projects and service improvement work programmes across the Department.
- To support the delivery of Childrens’ Services priorities and strategies.
- To undertake specific projects, research, analysis and produce reports on behalf of the Head of service, and the Senior Leadership Team.
- To support the logistical preparations and ongoing inspection readiness in relation to external scrutiny, including Ofsted and sector-led improvement programmes for Childrens’ Service specific to Early Years and Family hubs.
- To support delivery of the quality assurance framework and other assurance mechanisms to enable progress on improvement to be evidenced.
- To liaise with stakeholders within and outside of the Council to support the above.
The Improvement and Delivery Officer is required to:
- To effectively lead, project manage and co-ordinate significant projects and work across Early Years and Family Hubs.
- To develop, maintain and review robust project plans to ensure delivery of objectives in a systematic and timely manner.
- Lead on the delivery of improvement programmes linked to agreed priorities, including the scoping, planning, implementation and review of work programmes within the Council, reporting at a GM, regional and national level .
- To review and report on the delivery of workstreams and projects to the Senior Leadership Team.
- To produce briefings, presentations and formal reports appropriate for identified target audiences including Scrutiny, Council and Lead Member briefings.
- To support relationships and co-production across the Partnerships and voluntary sector in Bury.
- To maintain a sound understanding of national, regional and local developments that may impact on the Department, ensuring the Senior Leadership Team are appropriately briefed.
You must
- Graduate level qualification or equivalent substantial experience
- Project Management Qualification (or significant experience of project management and willingness to achieve a relevant agreed qualification)
- Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and develop joint objectives with stakeholders and senior decision makers, and collaboratively achieving these objectives through effective relationship management.
- Experience of working in a programme / project management environment
- Experience of working in a high-pressured environment using initiative and managing and prioritising workloads within strict deadlines and timescales
You will report directly to the Early Years Service Manager and Lead for Family Hubs – Collette Radcliffe
You will work across the borough of Bury within our 5 neighbourhoods.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis with some evening and weekends.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Collette Radcliffe at collette.radcliffe@bury.gov.uk
Interviews dates to be confirmed, interviews will be face to face and held within Bury
