Change Manager (SEND)

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Change Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering Staffordshire’s ambitious SEND Improvement Programme, including the SEND Reforms.

You will project manage one of the priority projects within the SEND improvement plan to deliver the SEND Reforms.

You will also offer project support to all projects within the improvement programme, supporting project leads with project plans, risk logs and performance measures.

Working across education, health and care, you will provide project management to ensure this transformational model is co-designed, mobilised and embedded effectively across the local area partnership.

The roles are fixed term until end of March 2028.

You will:

• Provide project management for your allocated area within the SEND Improvement Plan
• Provide project management capacity across the wider SEND Improvement Plan overseeing planning, milestones, risks and performance, ensuring delivery against the Improvement Plan and national SEND reform expectations
• Drive system-wide change through strong partnership working, governance and co-production with children, young people and families

You will bring:

• Experience of delivering change or transformation projects within complex, multi-agency environments
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver at pace
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across organisational boundaries
• A commitment to inclusive practice and improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND

Interviews: expect to be held w/c 7th September

Interview guarantees: the above minimum criteria are required for our 3 interview guarantee schemes.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements of the person specification? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Jacqui Baxter, SEND Programme Lead, at: jacqui.baxter@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. Please note: The minimum essential criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes, detailed below.

Please note that there is currently an ongoing review within Children and Families to realign individual teams and the wider team’s ways of working. As a result, this role may be affected by the review. For further information, please speak to the hiring manager.

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