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:
This role is located within a dynamic and fast paced team where no two days are the same.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a team approach and an ability to stay calm under pressure while managing competing priorities.
Southwark Council are seeking a strong leader with the ability to deliver service transformation through developing collaborative approaches within the Children, Adults & Families Commissioning Team. A Proven track record in successfully delivering complex programmes, you will have a passion for undertaking challenging programmes which really make a difference.
As a Strategic Programmes Manager you will need to:
- Start at pace to build the team, establish positive and cooperative relationships to further develop a programme of change initiatives; driving service improvement with colleagues across Adults and Children’s social care and Education services;
- Working with commissioners to ensure that programme governance is set up in a way that supports key project management deliverables and methodology so that all stakeholders are presented with issues, options and risks in a transparent way;
- You will have direct line management for 4 staff members and will lead, motivate and review the roles to ensure robust performance.
About you:
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to communicate with members, senior managers and service users appropriately. If you are looking to broaden your horizons and keen for a challenge, consider applying for this role.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closes: 11:59 pm on 24th April 2022
Interviews: 12th May 2022
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 initiative. 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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