Interim Project Manager – SEND Reform 

3-month rolling contract

Hybrid working circa 2 days per week on site

Summary

This project manager role will be central to the delivery of SEND Reform projects, with a focus the council’s Experts at Hand (EAH) model across education settings for children and young people aged 0-25, supporting the wider SEND Improvement Programme and SEND Reform Plan.

For more information about Experts at Hand and SEND Reforms see:

Experts at Hand: what those leading and working in mainstream settings need to know – GOV.UK

Key responsibilities:

As a project manager, enable the SEND Reform Partnership Board (Education Settings, Council Services, the NHS, Parent Carers and Children and Young People) to:

• Mobilise and deliver the SEND Reform Projects across the council 
• Drive implementation of the EAH Locality Delivery Model.
• Manage programme plans, risks, milestones and governance reporting.
• Build strong relationships with education settings, health partners and SEND stakeholders.
• Coordinate programme communications, evaluation and performance reporting.
• Support recruitment, procurement and contract management activity linked to delivery.

Essential skills and experience:

• Project management and stakeholder engagement skills, experience and qualification (as per attached JDPS).
• SEND improvement project delivery.
• Experience of project delivery involving recruitment.

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