Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Directorate of Education and Early Years

Education, Health and Social Care Data Programme Manager

Ref:  G9/Ol-

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade 9

Hours: Full time

Based: Civic Centre

Closing date: 10th September 2018

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: Shortlisting 13th September. Interview date 21st September.

We welcome applications from residents of Oldham as part of our campaign to Get Oldham Working.  For more information please visit http://www.oldham.gov.uk/get_oldham_working

Role overview

To work across the Education & Early Years’ Service, ensuring business transformation of data and is closely aligned and engaged with operational service delivery, particularly in relation to (although not exclusively) all areas of Special Education Needs and Disabilities

Key responsibilities

To support the Director of Education & Early Years, the Assistant Director SEND and the Heads of Service across the directorate in the delivery of business management functions including statutory information governance compliance, IT infrastructures (Tribal) MOSAIC and systems and quality assurance, and ensuring policies and practices adhere to legislative requirements and frameworks.

Full Implementation of the Tribal system ensuring it is fully utilised to drive the business of the SEND team across the service and that staff are trained and supported to use the system effectively. This includes ensuring that all data is cleansed and that systems articulate with tribal for reporting

Develop key work streams of business transformation and operational change, in close liaison with service departments and other stakeholders to ensure service improvement and efficiency savings.

Key Requirements

Experience of change management, leading, motivating and working within a matrix management arrangement e.g. supporting staff through a period of change or implementing new systems/ ways of working

Experience of commissioning resources from a range of internal / external providers to support/deliver and implement changes and monitoring quality of delivery

Knowleged of current education/early years and/or social care practice and challenges including processes and systems

Knowledge of key national policy drivers, legislation and broader influences related to this role, particularly in realtion to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS

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About Us

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:   http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200270/working_at_the_council