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    Head of Strategy - London, United Kingdom - Aatom Recruitment

    Aatom Recruitment
    Aatom Recruitment London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Head of Strategy and Programmes on a 3 month contract with the possibility for further extension.

    The Head of Strategy and Programmes will be an expert lead for a wide-ranging portfolio across Children and Young People's Services, with a direct focus on complex programmes across Education and SEND.

    Lead and manage a large portfolio of programmes, projects and transformation initiatives, supporting the delivery of the transformation and improvement agenda.

    Lead on the development and monitoring of an effective strategic governance and decision-making framework for informing and critically challenging performance around the overall change and improvement portfolio, to ensure a continuous drive to achieving maximum value and promote innovation.

    To prepare proposals and decision papers and make recommendations to senior leaders and other committees in respect of the approach to undertaking the development function and where required support the presentation of such papers and reports
    Provide business change expertise utilising the appropriate methodologies and tools to support change.
    Identify and develop cross-functional working and long-term partnerships to enable the client to meet its goals.

    Develop a collaborative culture, building relationships with a range of internal and external partners, to establish the key issues, anticipate requirements and develop and test solutions.

    Lead on the transformation and improvement communications ensuring these are timely and relevant.

    Identify and manage dependencies between the portfolio and across 'business as usual' activities, ensuring alignment and that outcomes are monitored and risks are mitigated.

    Identify and develop cross-functional working and long-term partnerships to enable the client to meet its goals.

    Develop and maintain an engaging approach to managing risks including the development of contingency plans and the initiation of corrective action where necessary.

    To identify and correct poor performance and system issues.

    To undertake a trouble-shooting role on behalf members of Children's SLT, including the Corporate Director of Children and Young People.

    Ensure that children and young people are engaged through co-production and consultation, in the delivery of key aims, such as Corporate Parenting.

    Coordination of peer-led health checks/reviews for Local Authorities in the region focusing on a particular service or theme.
    Provide professional challenge, support and advice to colleagues, staff and partner organisations.
    A clear understanding of the variety of services delivered to children and young people
    Specialist knowledge and awareness of the variety of current issues and developments affecting children and young people
    Specialist knowledge of programme and/project management methodology
    Theoretical knowledge and understanding of the technical, behavioural and contextual elements of major transformational and change management initiatives within large complex organisations

    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.

    Evidence of relevant continuous professional development such as APM, LEAN, Prince 2, MSP
    Excellent ability to lead change agents, including ability to support change with senior professionals.
    Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and implementing major change initiatives within the public or private sector
    Experience managing multiple projects and programmes simultaneously and successfully delivering to timescales.
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