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Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 12 and 6 Months

We invite you to join our friendly and supportive team responsible for delivering change for children and young people in Leicester. Commissioning across Children's Social Care, Special Education Needs, Early Help and Education teams, this work means you will be integral to supporting our workforce to deliver the outstanding, quality care that they are so dedicated to providing to the most vulnerable children and young people in the city.

We have 2 full time fixed term positions available working 37 hours per week, one for 6 months which is backfilling a secondment and one for 12 months which is for maternity cover. You'll have flexibility in hybrid working being both offices based, at across City Centre offices including City Hall and New Parks House or working remotely from home to suit your needs.

We will consider this vacancy on a secondment basis for Leicester City Council employees. If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis then please make your line manager aware before applying.

What you'll be doing

You'll work closely with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, forging relationships for the council. Delivering our vision, in partnership with providers, care staff, NHS and those who draw on care and support, with the guidance of the Lead Commissioner and Senior Business Change Commissioning Manager.

You'll contribute to improving the outcomes for children and adults living in Leicester, by developing and implementing strategic commissioning priorities and plans, and project managing commissioning reviews.

As a strategic thinker you will be contributing towards the overarching 3-year strategies within Special Education Needs and Disabilities and Children's Social Care. Such as, the independent review of Specialist Placements and the Placement Sufficiency Strategy.

What you'll need

We are looking for experience of working within the commissioning process in social care, health, or housing support services. We need you to have strong change management and outstanding communication skills. You'll be able to work effectively with people who use services, respecting and supporting people's experiences, lifestyles and backgrounds. This is how we ensure we meet service needs and have a focus on improving people's quality of life. The ability to form effective partnerships and manage relationships with colleagues, external partners, and other key stakeholders is a critical part of this role.

Excellent report writing skills, combined with highly developed analytical ability, mean that you will be able to interpret complex information and translate it into clear proposals aimed at driving improvements within our commissioned services and support. This will extend to your ability to write policy and strategy documents that bring about important change and that reflect the ambitions to protect and empower those who rely on our services.

As an excellent leader you will lead project teams and confidently co-ordinate work. With your brilliant planning and organisational skills and a clear focus on the delivery of key objectives to specified timescales, you will plan, manage and deliver change projects as directed by the Lead Commissioner.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Caroline at Caroline.Ryan@leicester.gov.uk

Interviews / Assessments will take place week commencing the 4th of August