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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 6 May 2024
Closing Date: Sunday 28 April 2024
Contract Type: Temporary for up to 24 months
Salary: FC9 £42,686.23 - £51,302.31
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
Fife Council's Education Directorate continuously strives to ensure that all children and young people experience high quality learning and teaching experiences that ensures progress, attainment and achievement. The role of the Project Manager, in this instance, would be to:
* Manage, develop and implement projects to transform learning through the effective deployment of digital technology in schools and early learning centres in Fife in relation to the Directorate's overall learning, teaching and assessment strategy, including a 1-1 device approach from P6-S6 and the necessary software rationalisation at all stages.
* Responsible for driving the development of the projects, which are at the heart of the key priorities of the Education Directorate's Improvement Plan 23-26.
You will be required to:
* Consult with a wide range of key stakeholders (internal and external) to inform the rationale for change and improvements in the delivery of high-quality learning and teaching through enhanced use of digital technology.
* Consult with other local authorities to understand successes/lesson learned to inform the strategic approach in Fife.
* Engage with appropriate partners within Fife Council, e.g. schools, Business Technology Solutions, Procurement and Finance, and external providers to build the business case for Council investment.
* Play a lead role in the creation of a Transformation Project group, with key stakeholders/partners represented to develop, track and monitor project plans and delivery of the key objectives agreed.
* Report back to ICT Directorate Group, Directorate Leadership Team, Fife Council Education Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet Committee on business case, project plans and progress made.
* Create sustainable approaches to the delivery of high quality learning and teaching through increased use of digital technology.
The Person
* Educated to SCQF level 9 which includes a Degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
* You must have experience of managing, initiating, and developing significant projects in line with project briefs.
* You will need to be able to think strategically and have experience of translating strategy into deliverable plans.
* You will need to have experience of managing business change projects.
* Ability to travel within Fife will be appropriate for many posts.
* If you are an internal candidate seeking a secondment, please ensure you have your line manager's approval prior to applying.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information please contact: Louise Walton - louise.walton@fife.gov.uk
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