Head of Norfolk Services 4 Schools

37 hours per week

As Head of Norfolk Services 4 Schools you will have an exciting, creative and challenging opportunity to develop Norfolk County Council’s (NCC) traded services to schools and other education providers with the clear remit to contribute to Excellence in Education, one of NCC’s high level priorities and our strategy of ensuring a Good Education for Every Norfolk Learner. Following an extensive options appraisal and business planning process over the past year we wish to appoint a Head of Services 4 Schools who will be responsible for bringing together into a single effective and sustainable trading unit with an annual turnover of £11 million services that will:

• Enable and ensure strong Governance and Leadership
• Provide high quality professional development opportunities to enhance Teaching and Learning
• Model best practice through Direct Teaching Services including Music, Outdoor Education, Environmental Learning and support to Vulnerable Learners.
• Provide advice, support and transactional services to enable schools to efficiently and legally manage finance and people (HR)

Norfolk Services 4 Schools will also broker a range of other council services that provide support on a traded basis to Norfolk schools ensuring strong quality assurance and customer relationship management systems.

The creation of Services 4 Schools comes at a critical time for the Norfolk education system. Norfolk’s schools are improving and we have a shared commitment to work with Headteachers, Governors, Teaching School Alliances, Academy Groups and our Dioceses to further our ambition for excellence in education.

We warmly welcome applications from ambitious and successful professionals who have proven relevant experience of strategic leadership, continuous improvement of services including commercial services and strong relationship, communication and partnership skills.

For an informal conversation and further background information please contact Paul Hoey, Head of Norfolk Integrated Education Advisory Service on 01603 223824 or paul.hoey@norfolk.gov.uk.

We welcome applications from individuals currently working in other organisations, however we would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are affected by restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

For further details and how to apply: Online: www.norfolk.gov.uk/jobsandcareers

Please quote job reference: 4659 CHGE

Closing date: 1 June 2015
Interview date: 18 June 2015

Professional Development Centre, Woodside Road, Norwich, NR7 9QL