Department of Children’s Services
Schools & Learning – Intelligence & Sufficiency
Head of Service Intelligence & Sufficiency
Special E: £72,855 - £82,978 pa
Permanent
1 x 37 hours per week
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower, Bradford
An exciting opportunity to lead our Intelligence and Education Sufficiency service in Bradford.
The Council is responsible for the provision of sufficient and appropriate school places and child care provision across the district. Working closely with Education colleagues, school leaders, PVI providers and strategic management you’ll provide professional and technical advice on matters which effect service delivery and the performance of teams within the Service.
You’ll be responsible for monitoring performance of the team, ensuring appropriate action is taken to continually improve performance. Acting as the main point of contact on all pupil place planning and early years related matters, you’ll be the lead client officer for the development and commissioning of projects. With experience of successfully managing at a senior level, you’ll have substantial experience in the application of pupil place planning and strategy to meet sufficiency. Using excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, you’ll liaise with colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure collaborative working within partnership settings.
It is important that you share our wider vision for the service and can work with our teams to improve and enhance our services, ensuring we continue to deliver high quality services.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a committed team who want to deliver the best opportunities for our children and young people. You will find talented colleagues ready to support you every step of the way.
A check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
We look forward to hearing from you.
For further information please contact Richard Crane on 01274 432009 or richard.crane@bradford.gov.uk
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Closing Date: 12th May 2024
Please see attached Job Profile: Head of Service Intelligence & Education Sufficiency - JP.pdf