Overview
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Contract: Permanent.
Hours: 36.5 hours per week.
Grade: 6 - between £52,413 - £64,811 (Consultation grade, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review).
Working pattern: Hybrid; the post holder would be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate.
About Us
Do you want to make a real difference for children, young people, and families in Birmingham? Do you have a passion for collaborative strength based, relationship centred decision making and service design and provision?
Role
Birmingham City Council – Improvement Change and Delivery Lead
We are recruiting a dynamic, bold and ambitious Improvement Change and Delivery Lead to join our Strategy, Governance and Planning team. You will lead and coordinate a small team of Project Managers and Project Officers to facilitate and support transformation and continuous improvement programmes across the Children and Families Directorate. You will manage an established pipeline of projects to deliver programmes that embed systematic models of service design and delivery to sustain better outcomes for children and families. You will bring technical expertise to the team and inspire confident implementation of change management, data and business analysis throughout project cycles.
You will be a confident strategic project management lead, able to deliver effective project and programme management in a technical, systematic fashion.
About You
* Experienced and credible project and change lead, educated to graduate degree level with a proven track record of managing and implementing change and continuous improvement programmes using programme, project and change management methodologies and tools.
* Ability to lead people and set clear objectives; experience in building effective working relationships with stakeholders and negotiating and influencing at all levels.
* Commitment to putting children, young people and families across Birmingham first, managing resources and budgets to deliver value for the Council and its partners while ensuring the best possible services and outcomes.
* Driven, creative and passionate advocate for children and young people; able to foster a nurturing, empathetic culture that values high performance and inclusivity; ability to develop the skills of your team.
* Willingness to grow and develop knowledge and experience; willingness to consider flexible and diverse career progression opportunities.
What we offer
We will match your commitment with opportunities to grow and develop your knowledge and experience, plus other rewarding career progression routes. We offer competitive salaries and annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and access to employee assistance programmes to support well-being.
Additional information
For informal enquiries please contact: cfgovernanceandplanning@birmingham.gov.uk
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. The Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached will not be considered.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We are Disability Confident Leader and support internal mobility. DBS check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to Work in the UK is required before any employment offer can be confirmed. Reasonable adjustments and flexible working options will be considered.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities.
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