Project Manager
Southwark
£276/day
Full time role: 36/hr
Start date: ASAP
AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Project Manager required to support SEND improvement programme.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Senior Service Development Officer works as part of a team responsible for supporting the identification, operationalisation and delivery of key strategic priorities, within the Children & Families Division. The Post holder will have a key role in leading and delivering the whole continuous improvement and project life cycle for a range of development and transformation projects aimed at ensuring increasingly effective services which deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and families.
This role is a key part of Service Development Team and will deputise for the Service Development Manager as necessary. The post-holder will have a significant role in building working relationships and collaboration across the
division, wider council and multi-agency partnership.
The post-holder will lead with the Service Development Manager, the development of the function within the Division and the visibility and effectiveness of the function in delivering multi-disciplinary programmes that impact across the Council and Borough. This will include co-ordinate the delivery of a complex programme of work centred on delivery of divisional improvement plan.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Responsibilities
1. To lead reviews of key areas of delivery for children and families to effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with legislation; and working alongside practitioner leaders to review and plan services, understand areas for development and develop innovative solutions for improvement; including short, medium and long-term projects, finance, service and business plans.
2. Play a leading role in developing and delivering continuous improvement activity, facilitating and promoting innovation and transformation to improve outcomes. Working with key stakeholders, operational and strategic leads and chief officers to identify needs and priorities for populations, in line with local regional and national policies.
3. Provide expertise and leadership in translating / interpreting relevant national, regional and local policy and direction associated with developing, transforming and improving local services and support for residents of Southwark.
4. Establishing, maintaining and managing constructive relationships with a broad range of key stakeholders, ensuring and cultivating a supportive and safe environment in which strengths can be shared, challenges made and the impact of decisions on the whole system reviewed and understood, and solutions designed in partnership to resolve complex issues and service delivery problems impacting negatively on outcomes for children and families. Including chief officers, external local authority leaders and elected members. Including representing the council's view at a wide range of forums including senior partnership stakeholders
