Admissions and School Planning Manager

Make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people  

Brent Council is looking for a passionate Admissions and School Planning Manager that wants to make a difference to the lives of children and their families

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

This position presents an exciting and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the agenda by leading on the operation and delivery of Admissions and School Place Planning for Brent. 

The Post holder will:

• lead the Admissions and School Organisation team, ensuring development, shaping and delivery of statutory, and required non-statutory, services in respect of admissions to school.
• hold responsibility for ensuring the statutory functions of the LA are carried out in respect of school admissions so statutory deadlines and targets are met
• lead the commissioning or de-commissioning of adequate numbers of school places, in line with government policy, through ongoing development of the School Place Planning Strategy
• project manage individual school organisation and school-related projects, providing a bespoke advice and support service to stakeholders while ensuring the Council’s duties are performed in accordance with guidance and legislation.

The Person

This is a high profile and challenging role that can make a positive contribution to the services that Brent provides for its community. The successful candidate will be resilient and solution focused, but also passionate about delivering excellent outcomes to children, young people and their families that really make a difference to their lives.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Very generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme 
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

Closing date: Sunday 6 July 2025 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@brent.gov.uk