Project Manager – Placements Sufficiency

Project Manager – Placement Sufficiency (Children’s Social Care)
6-month interim contract
North-West England, full-time (may consider 4 days per week), up to 3 days per week on site
£475 – £550/day Inside IR35

We’re currently recruiting for an exciting Interim Project Manager in North-West England within a Local Authority.
 
Placement Sufficiency Project Manager

• Someone to deliver and lead on the sufficiency transformation programme
• Need to update the sufficiency strategy and deliver the action plan. Then when done will need to act as the project manager for several key workstreams across the staff group
• Transform services as required through collaboration with stakeholders and leaders across the corporate parenting portfolio, holding together the programme of work.

Will need to collaborate with/consider as part of project:

• Residential providers/specialist provision
• Fostering recruitment/mockingbird model
• Bespoke packages of care for complex cases – work with providers
• Commissioning space
• Regional opportunities
• In house provision for residential
• Utilise a check and challenge approach to both commissioning team and wider partners, supporting the development of rigour in practice.
• When Ofsted arrives in 6 months will need to be in a position to present a robust sufficiency strategy into the Annex A
• Must have extensive knowledge of children’s placements and sufficiency, operational and strategic abilities (hands on approach) with clear demonstrable PM and transformation skills.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR POST:

• All PMs coming into the service much be able to understand data, recognise where there are gaps in data and work with operational services to develop robust practice
• Must be able to hold own workload and operate within the scope of their remit
• Will need to be a strategic leader and self-starter but equally will need to be on the tools to deliver their responsibilities within the action plan/project plan.
• Creating a culture of shared accountability.
• Must have a proven record of transformation/PM but with expertise within practice/operational services to effect change with the service.

If you would be interested in discussing one of these opportunities in more detail, please contact me on 0117 3137110 or email your CV to w.smith@baltimoreconsultingltd.com  
 
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

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