Director Children Services Wales

Director Children Services Wales

Salary: Up to £88,000 dependant on skills and experience.

Contract: Permanent.

Location: Office based in Cardiff or remote, with travel required.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts.

About Us

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 671,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Reporting to the Managing Director of Children's Services, you will drive dynamic, strategic leadership across Wales Children’s Services management team, delivering high quality, safe and efficient services in line with agreed contracts and practice standards.

You will lead the delivery of both existing and new contracts along with the significant growth planned in Wales for Action for Children in 24-25.

A key element of our growth strategy in Wales is increasing our foothold, you will have demonstrable experience of developing relationships with commissioners, influencing the commissioning landscape and helping to shape the delivery of statutory children services across the nation.

Diversity & Inclusion is fundamental to the way we work with each other and those who we support. We are looking for an innovative leader with a ‘best in class’ track record of enhancing diversity, promoting inclusion and driving innovation that reflects the communities we serve.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Providing clear, visible strategic leadership and accountability with a direct responsibility for Children's Services in Wales.
• Growing a strategically significant income stream that delivers a pipeline of new business opportunities.
• Delivering significant and challenging financial targets against a range of services and funding models that are financially sustainable.
• Managing relationships to maximise the opportunities presented through a devolved approach to managing resources.
• Working in partnership with the wider Action for Children team, ensuring that Wales delivers against all strategic and operational targets.

Let's talk about you as the Director Children Services Wales

• Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary workforce achieving excellent evidence-based outcomes for children, young people, and families is a must.
• You will have a desire to influence the landscape of children's services in Wales and have experience of the full range of statutory children’s services.
• You will be able to demonstrate your understanding of the policy landscape of Welsh government and link your strategy for growth to this.
• Your work history will show your experience working for organisations that are regularly commissioned and run viable services.
• You will be able to evidence a business acumen and your ability to lead a viable portfolio of services across the nation.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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Advert Closing date: Sunday 13th October 2024.

1st stage interviews are scheduled for 24th/25th October 2024

2nd stage interviews are scheduled for w/c 28th October 2024.