Head of Strategy, Early Years and Youth
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- Employer:
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Location:
- Bridgend
- Salary:
- £92,438 to £98,580
- Closing date:
- 14th December at 11.59pm
- Job Ref:
- GSe128041
Description
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team, dedicated to delivering outstanding services for children, young people, and families across Bridgend County Borough.
Our county borough is a place of contrasts and connections from the stunning valleys in the north to the beautiful coastline in the south. With the M4 corridor running through the heart of the area and excellent rail links to Cardiff, London, and Swansea, we are a well-connected community with ambition at its core.
This is a newly created role to strengthen our leadership team, to lead a large multi-function service, and to turn our vision into reality. We are seeking a credible and visionary leader to take on the critical role of Head of Strategy, Early Years and Youth.
This is a rare chance to shape the future of early years provision, youth services including youth justice, and key support services such as school transport and catering.
In addition, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our £100m+ School Modernisation Capital Investment Programme.
You will also lead on corporate health and safety and safeguarding arrangements within the Education, Early Years and Young People Directorate.
Working alongside the Corporate Director and Head of Learning, you will help drive transformational change, ensuring our services are responsive, innovative, and focused on improving outcomes for children and young people.
With significant experience in leading services for children and young people, managing complex budgets, and delivering organisational change, you will bring both strategic vision and operational excellence to this high-profile, new and exciting role.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a county borough committed to innovation, integration, and operational excellence across our services in which improved outcomes for people and communities is always at the heart of everything we do.
If you have the vision, values, drive and motivation to shape the future of these services in Bridgend County Borough, we want to hear from you.
For further information, click Apply or speak to our executive search partners at GatenbySanderson: Becky Downs (07831 116 336) or Gary Evans (07809 195 593).
Mae hwn yn gyfle eithriadol i ymuno â thîm ymroddedig a blaengar, sydd wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu gwasanaethau rhagorol i blant, pobl ifanc, a theuluoedd ar draws Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr.
Mae ein bwrdeistref sirol yn lle o wrthgyferbyniadau a chysylltiadau o'r cymoedd trawiadol yn y gogledd i'r arfordir hardd yn y de. Gyda choridor yr M4 yn rhedeg drwy galon yr ardal a chysylltiadau rheilffordd gwych i Gaerdydd, Llundain, ac Abertawe, rydym yn gymuned sydd â chysylltiadau da gydag uchelgais yn greiddiol iddi.
Mae hon yn rôl newydd i gryfhau ein tîm arweinyddiaeth, arwain gwasanaeth amlswyddogaeth mawr, a gwireddu ein gweledigaeth. Rydym yn chwilio am arweinydd credadwy sy'n llawn gweledigaeth i ymgymryd â rôl hanfodol Pennaeth Strategaeth, Blynyddoedd Cynnar ac Ieuenctid.
Mae hwn yn gyfle prin i lunio dyfodol darpariaeth blynyddoedd cynnar, gwasanaethau ieuenctid gan gynnwys cyfiawnder ieuenctid, a gwasanaethau cymorth allweddol fel cludiant ysgol ac arlwyo.
Yn ogystal, byddwch yn chwarae rôl ganolog wrth gyflawni ein Rhaglen Buddsoddi Cyfalaf Moderneiddio Ysgolion sy'n werth £100m a mwy.
Byddwch hefyd yn arwain ar iechyd a diogelwch corfforaethol a threfniadau diogelu yn y Gyfarwyddiaeth Addysg, Blynyddoedd Cynnar a Phobl Ifanc.
Gan weithio ochr yn ochr â'r Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol a'r Pennaeth Dysgu, byddwch yn helpu i ysgogi newid trawsnewidiol, gan sicrhau bod ein gwasanaethau'n ymatebol, yn arloesol, ac yn canolbwyntio ar wella canlyniadau i blant a phobl ifanc.
Gyda phrofiad sylweddol o arwain gwasanaethau i blant a phobl ifanc, rheoli cyllidebau cymhleth, a chyflawni newid sefydliadol, byddwch yn dod â gweledigaeth strategol a rhagoriaeth weithredol i'r rôl proffil uchel, newydd a chyffrous hon.
Mae hwn yn gyfle i gael effaith wirioneddol mewn bwrdeistref sirol sydd wedi ymrwymo i arloesi, integreiddio, a rhagoriaeth weithredol ar draws ein gwasanaethau lle mae gwell canlyniadau i bobl a chymunedau bob amser wrth wraidd popeth a wnawn.
Os oes gennych y weledigaeth, y gwerthoedd, yr egni a'r cymhelliant i lunio dyfodol y gwasanaethau hyn ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, hoffem glywed gennych.
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, cliciwch Gwneud Cais neu siaradwch â'n partneriaid chwilio gweithredol yn GatenbySanderson: Becky Downs (07831 116 336) neu Gary Evans (07809 195 593).
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com
Contact
The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.
- Contact:
- Gary Evans
- Telephone:
- 07809 195 593
- Contact:
- Becky Downs
- Telephone:
- 07831 116 336