Strategic Partnership Manager
Team: SPC - Strategic Partnership Team
Job Family: Providing (M) - CBG14
Salary: £53,861 - £57,328 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month
Contract type: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 18th March 2025
Interview Date: 19/03/2025, in person at Priory House, Monks Walk, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ
More about the role:
Central Bedfordshire Council is excited to offer this opportunity to join the Children and Families team in the post of Strategic Partnerships Manager.
We’re looking for an innovative and dynamic Strategic Partnerships Manager, one who is tenacious about the quality of practice, is committed to excellent services to children and can ensure the whole Council’s performance and impact of practice, are coordinated, progressed and delivered at the expected pace.
You’ll be working within a highly regarded Quality Assurance Service; working across the whole Council including Children’s Social Care, SEND, education and Central Bedfordshire’s Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (CBCSP). You’ll be the Council’s Inspection lead; ensuring Inspections frameworks, processes, best practice, knowledge and skills are evidenced and supports the Council’s development.
You’ll influence at all levels; you’ll be an integral, critical friend to strategic and operational teams, providing support, development, coproduction, coaching and mentoring. You’ll work closely with Senior Leaders, Elected Members, Heads of Service, Managers, practitioners and partners and participate in leadership meetings and relevant boards.
You’ll also have the unique opportunity to ensure the Council meets the statutory requirements to fulfil the Children and Young People’s Plan and oversee up to date and relevant local, regional and national surveys, guidance, policies and procedures.
It’s a great time to join us; Children’s Services has been awarded ‘employer of the year’ alongside a ‘Good’ OFSTED inspection in 2022 followed by a positive Focussed Visit in 2024. We pride ourselves on delivering excellent quality relationship-based practice, we’re a cohesive and highly performing workforce which embraces a continual learning and developing culture.
Is this exciting opportunity speaking to you? To apply you will need a proven track record at a strategic level and working within Local Authority Children’s Social Care.
Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Rachel Cogman at rachel.cogman@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4007
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