Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/00055
Occupational group
Management
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Fixed Term
Hours
Closing Date
10 June 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
Proposed Interview Date
24 June 2025
Place of work
YORK YO30 6AS
For an informal discussion please contact
Kate.Gillan
Contact telephone
See below

Yorkshire & Humber Sector Led Improvement (SLI) Programme

Yorkshire and Humber SLI Programme Policy Officer

Full time, two-year fixed term secondment.



Salary: 34,000



This is an exciting development opportunity for a pro-active, ambitious candidate to work within a supportive regional programme team at a time of significant national reform across children's services. It provides an ideal opportunity for candidates who would like to develop a range of skills including strategic project management and effective stakeholder engagement as well as an understanding of national legislation and reform.



The successful candidate will deliver priorities and be accountable for specific workstreams within Yorkshire & Humber SLI Programme. This programme is owned by the 16 Directors of Children's Services within the Local Authorities and Trust regionally and is designed to promote innovative practice, champion peer-led support and continuously improve outcomes for children across the region.



The successful candidate will work within the SLI Programme team to develop a regional workforce strategy for the children's services workforce, focusing on training and support offers, leadership development programmes, recruitment and retention strategies and harnessing efficiencies in Artificial Intelligence.



Over time and with support from the team, the role's initial focus on workforce may broaden to include specific pieces of work within the programme ranging from children's social care, education, early help and SEND. This would be dependent on emerging issues and priorities within the programme across the two-year period which the fixed term covers.



The role will sit within Children's Services in City of York Council but will involve working flexibly across the region. The successful candidate will work closely with and report to the Regional Programme Manager who is also based in City of York Council. Although many aspects of the role will be performed independently, from a single office base and home, it will involve attending meetings and activities in all parts of the region.



This is a great time to work in a strong region that has collaboration at its heart, and in a role that will allow for personal and professional growth. The diverse range of projects and activities means that your experience and knowledge will not only be well utilised but also strategically developed across a range of authorities and with a variety of stakeholders.



Please see accompanying job description for more information about this role.

Applicant information and how to apply

For an informal chat about this role, please contact the Regional SLI Programme Manager, Kate Gillan, at Kate.gillan@york.gov.uk.



If you are interested in applying for this role as a secondment, please speak to your line manager in the first instance and ensure you have their consent to apply.

To appl

y - please email your CV and a one page supporting statement to Kate.gillan@york.gov.uk .



Interviews will be held in City of York Council's West Offices on Tuesday 24 June 2025.

The closing date for this post is 5pm on Tuesday 10 June.

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

The above opportunity is not a Hull City Council vacancy. It is advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation and therefore the terms and conditions contained on this site do not apply for this role. Details of the terms and conditions and how to apply for this vacancy are contained within the advert.