The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise, which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The role:
The Council is participating in the Safety Valve Intervention Programme, which is a major programme put in place to support Local Authorities to reduce the level of expenditure on services provided to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with a particular focus on managing the Dedicated School Grant (DSG) deficit.
The Capital Projects Lead is responsible for managing and delivering capital projects across the Education division, aligned with the Education Capital Strategy. This includes planning, mobilisation, implementation and delivery. The post holder will ensure that these projects are delivered within financial, quality and scope constraints.
There will be a particular focus on capital programme funded by the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation, which is critical to the successful delivery of the Council’s Safety Valve agreement.
The Capital Projects Lead will also have responsibilities for managing, reporting and for the production of capital delivery project documentation for the Education Capital Board and the Safety Valve Delivery Programme.
About you:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced capital project lead to help set up and lead on the Education Capital Strategy. You will have strong previous experience in managing capital projects and programmes related to Education and Service Improvement. You will hold or be working towards programme management qualifications and be a team player who can work across different teams in a proactive positive way to deliver projects and service improvements.
Benefits and more information:
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. You will benefit from 28 days basic annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 36 days with continuous service, a generous local government salary related pension, cycle to work and cycle loan scheme, season-ticket loan, confidential wellbeing and counselling support. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Additional details
For an informal chat about this role please contact Kate Bingham at Kate.Bingham@southwark.gov.uk
This post is being offered as a fixed term contract for 4 years.
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 11/04/2023 at 23:59
Shortlisting Date: 14/04/2023
Interview Date: 25/04/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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