About the role: As part of a new Education Planning & Service, this is a critical post which will lead the delivery and development of core education support services across Powys. This includes overseeing school admissions, resource planning, and operational support for schools and learners. You will play a key role in ensuring services are inclusive, efficient, and aligned with the Council’s strategic priorities. You will work closely with schools, internal teams, and external partners to ensure services meet statutory requirements and reflect best practice. Your leadership will focus on improving service performance, supporting transformation, and ensuring high standards of delivery. About you: You are an experienced and proactive leader with a strong understanding of education systems and public sector operations. You bring a collaborative approach to leadership, with the ability to manage teams, drive service improvements, and influence across departments. You are committed to delivering services that support learners, families, and schools, and you are confident in navigating complex challenges with a solutions-focused mindset. What you will do: You will lead the strategic and operational delivery of school admissions, education resource planning, and support services across Powys. You will ensure compliance with statutory duties, manage budgets and contracts, and drive continuous improvement through data-informed decision-making. Working collaboratively with schools, internal teams, and external partners, you will promote inclusion, safeguarding, and the Welsh language, while aligning services with the Council’s strategic objectives and contributing to the wider transformation of education in the ounty. This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .