Practice Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead

Practice Quality Assurance & Compliance Lead

Permanent,

Grade 6 - £50,788 - £62,801. Consultation grade, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working Full-time, 36.5 hours per week.

The role is hybrid however the post holder would be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate.

About us

Do you want to make a real difference for children, young people and families in Birmingham? Do you have a passion for collaborative strength based, relationship centred decision making and service design and provision?

Birmingham's Children and Families Directorate are recruiting a series of posts to expand the Strategy, Governance and Planning service. This is truly an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills, knowledge, and experience to facilitate meaningful change for the children, young people, and families of Birmingham.

About the role

As a key member of the Strategy, Governance and Planning team, you will lead the design and delivery of quality assurance and compliance systems and monitoring tools. You will also, with the support of a small team, lead on the Directorate's internal and external profile. This strategic focus will enable the Directorate to improve the quality of services provided to children, young people and families, secure compliance across our fundamental functions and take a proactive approach to our internal and external communication and relations. This will include collaboration across the partnership to transform the multi-agency approach to quality assurance, compliance and interagency/discipline relations.

About you

We are looking for a confident, creative, and ambitious Practice Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead to join our new and expanding team. If you are looking for your next challenge and have the passion and determination to secure the very best opportunities for children and young people, join our energised and dedicated team.

Putting children, young people, and families across Birmingham first at all times is at the heart of everything you do. You will manage resources, operate within financial priorities to deliver value for money for the Council and our strategic partners while ensuring the best possible services and outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will be an experienced, driven, creative and a passionate advocate for children and young people. You will work to instil a nurturing empathetic culture that values high-performance and inclusivity, shaping and developing the skills of your team so that each and every person can get the most from their role, feeling encouraged to thrive.

In return, we'll match your commitment to us with opportunities to grow and develop your knowledge and experience as well as other rewarding career progression routes. We also offer competitive salaries and annual leave, membership of the local government pension scheme, and access to a variety of employee assistance programmes to support the well-being of our workforce.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Supporting Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Supporting Statement attached.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists.

We recognise and value the importance of a healthy work life balance and support flexible working arrangements. We believe that the success of the Directorate relies on the strength of professional working relationships and our ability to facilitate engagement and participation.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

Closing date 4th March 2025 at 23.59.

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

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Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.