At Ealing Council, we are committed to ensuring every family has a decent living income and can afford a genuinely affordable home. We strive to create communities where everyone can live a long, happy, and healthy life, full of pride and identity. We aim to create an environment where every child can reach their potential and achieve their dreams.
To help us achieve this, we have created a new role of Head of Innovation and Service Development – Children’s.
As the Head of Innovation and Service Development, you will:
- Lead Change: Champion strategic improvements to enhance outcomes for children and families.
- Innovate: Develop cutting-edge solutions and foster a culture of excellence.
- Collaborate: Build strong relationships to drive effective service delivery.
- Shape the Future: Anticipate trends and ensure our services are always one step ahead.
As the go-to leader for innovation, you’ll steer impactful projects, manage resources wisely, and make a real difference in our community.
There are several core responsibilities the role will fulfil, including:
- Foster positive internal relationships across the directorate and organisation to identify opportunities to collaborate, garner support for improvement initiatives and improve service delivery
- Establish and lead a small team of specialist resources to lead the delivery of this work
- Effectively manage budgets and resources, optimising financial resources to achieve maximum impact on service delivery
- Identify and anticipate future trends and needs in children’s services and incorporate these insights into the strategic planning and development of services
- Establish a forward-looking vision for the service, setting ambitious but achievable goals for improvement and development
- Develop a roadmap for the implementation of new technologies and innovative practices that can enhance service delivery and outcomes
Our ideal Head of Innovation and Service Development will have the below skills and experience:
- Specialist knowledge and awareness of the variety of current issues and developments affecting children and young people and Children’s Services
- A clear understanding of the variety of services delivered to children and young people
- Sound knowledge of programme and/project management methodology
- Good knowledge and understanding of the technical, behavioural, and contextual elements of continuous improvement and organisational change
- Knowledge of relevant current legislation, the key national and local policy issues, and of the challenges being set by the changing agenda relating to local government
- Excellent ability to lead change, including ability to lead change with senior professionals
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, and hold a relevant qualification in continuous improvement and/or change management
- Have demonstrable experience of successfully leading and implementing major change initiatives in the public or private sector
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the role and a completed Equalities Monitoring form to seniorrecruitment@ealing.gov.uk by no later than Monday 4 November 2024.
Your CV should be tailored and include detail of your education, qualifications, full employment history, and membership of professional bodies.
Please aim to keep your CV and supporting statement to two pages each and include your name at the top of both documents on all pages used.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know about anything that would help you to demonstrate evidence that you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This role is subject to Ealing’s enhanced vetting process.
You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.
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Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.
We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.
Please note all applications will be determined on merit.
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