Specialist / Project Officer

Head of Education Effectiveness

Northampton

Contract

£504.59 - £543.50 per day PAYE or £650 - £700 per day Umbrella inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Education Effectiveness

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Reporting to the Assistant Director - Education, providing strategic leadership, influence and challenge across Education

Effectiveness for children aged 0 - 16 in North Northamptonshire.

To support the achievement of the departments strategic aims and vision the postholder will:

• Meet the statutory responsibilities for school improvement to ensure access, quality and outcomes as defined within The Children’s

Act.

• Contribute to the development of a sustainable system led model for school improvement in response to a shifting educational

landscape including broader academisation.

• Drive the best use of resources and create capacity across relevant parts of the school and early years setting system to add value

and increase the number of children who achieve a good level of education.

• Work closely with the Inclusion Service, Children's Social Care, and Early Help teams to ensure the same level of opportunity is

afforded to all children and young people

This will be delivered in partnership and in line with the priorities as set out within the North Northamptonshire Council Education

Improvement Framework (Apply online only) and will be underpinned by the Corporate vision; to enable Lancashire to be the best place to

live, work, visit and prosper.

Principal responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop, implement and communicate strategy, policy and operational business plans across the wider area of

Education Improvement Services.

2. Develop and implement strategic business plans in line with the core purpose and objectives of Education

Improvement Services using judgement to resolve service issues or achieve improvements

3. Provide leadership and oversee wide-ranging support for Governors of all schools within North Northamptonshire

so that they are able to contribute to the work of Governing Boards and raise standards of achievement for all

pupils, whilst working within an allocated budget.

4. Use innovative and creative thinking to lead on the design and delivery of service objectives, ensuring detailed

analysis and evaluation, risk assessment and initiating/scoping improvement projects.

5. Leading the delivery of service objectives, working collaboratively with partners to deliver multi-agency initiatives,

including the team around the schools and settings model, and facilitate management decision making which will

have medium to long term effects on the service.

6. Effective leadership and management at a senior level of a diverse workforce to support excellence in service

delivery. Leading, developing and promoting a culture of continuous professional development for all staff.

8. Ensure robust systems are in place to maintain and produce accurate and timely data required for statutory

compliance, monitoring against performance standards and evaluation of service delivery.

9. Positively engage with partners and stakeholders nationally, regionally, and locally to advocate and raise the

profile of North Northamptonshire's Education Improvement Services. Successfully influencing key decision

makers at senior levels, both internal and external to the Council.

10 Advise the Council's Corporate Leadership Team and Elected Members on appropriate strategies and policies

required to deliver the job purpose. A good understanding of the political context at regional and local level and

working in a constructive and sensitive way.

11 Effective financial management including prioritisation of budgets within the context of decreasing resources.

General responsibilities applicable to all jobs

1. Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare

needs.

2. Comply with the Council’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion

of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions and health and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is taken at all times

for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons).

3. Understand the councils committment to Corporate Parenting and take responsibility to support this commitment. Enable the

council to be the best corporate parents possible to children and young people in our current and previous care.

4. Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are

commensurate with the grade of the post.

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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities.  Colbern Limited along with our clients

are an equal opportunities employer