Job Description

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.


At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children. As a 'Good' Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our vision is clear, and our practitioners are unwavering in their commitment to putting children and families at the centre of their practice.


Be part of our inspiring team, making a meaningful difference in the lives of Coventry's children. Together, let's create a nurturing environment where every child's potential can flourish.


What is the job role?

We're looking for a dynamic Operational Lead for Coventry's Children's Joint Commissioning Team, who will drive integrated, high?impact services for children, young people. families and carers. You'll lead commissioning across services such as mental health, medical assessments and elements of SEND provision, ensuring high?quality, joined?up support across the Council and with health partners.


Working at a senior level, you'll collaborate with partners including the ICB and Public Health, to commission quality services and to contribute to national programmes such as Family First and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. With increasing integration of health and social care, this is a key opportunity to shape future models of joint provision in Coventry.


This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).


All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

As the operational lead you will need:

Strong experience in children's joint commissioning across health and social care services. Be skilled in leading commissioning for areas such as mental health, short breaks, medical assessments and SEND provision. Confident working with key partners such as the ICB, Public Health, providers and adult commissioning. Be able to drive strategic planning, service development, quality assurance and market shaping. Be a strong negotiator with experience integrating services and delivering cross?agency programmes Be analytical and a collaborative leader who can deliver high?quality, joined?up services for children and young people.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.


Within our team people from Global Majority backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result we would like to encourage people from Global Majority backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

- As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.




About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.



At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.


To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.


If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies


Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.


Our Values are:

Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. * Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.