Service Director – Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships and Provider Services
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- Employer:
- Kirklees Council
- Location:
- Huddersfield
- Salary:
- £95,000 to £111,999
- Closing date:
- 17th February 2025
- Job Ref:
- GSe117688
Description
Join the Future of Kirklees: Shape a Thriving Community
We are Kirklees… Are you? Kirklees is steadfastly focused on the future, with a vision to create a district boasting a strong, sustainable economy that offers an unparalleled quality of life to its residents. We are committed to fostering thriving communities, nurturing growing businesses, and achieving high prosperity.
Become a Leader in Transformation
There has never been a more exhilarating time to join us as a member of our Senior Leadership Team. We harbour immense ambitions for our Council, partnerships, and people, and we want you to be a pivotal part of this journey. We are in search of exceptional, innovative leaders who can guide the Council into the next phase of the Borough's transformation.
Service Director – Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships and Provider Services
As Service Director, you will spearhead the development and implementation of our evolving commissioning arrangements to meet the needs of our communities. You will ensure that care services provided by or commissioned by Kirklees are of the highest standard.
In this role, you will:
- Create a culture of high expectations in social care that is meaningful and understood at all levels.
- Ensure a clear line of sight from strategic intent to practical delivery, impacting the lived experience of local people.
- Drive strategic commissioning vision for social care and health, ensuring value for money and high-quality, personalized services.
- Support a culture of transparency, where challenge and scrutiny are viewed as opportunities to learn and improve.
- Lead relationships with Mental Health, Learning Disability, the Independent Sector providers, and Kirklees Care Association.
Why Kirklees?
Kirklees is proud of its workforce, which is committed, compassionate, and dedicated to transforming residents' lives. You will embody our organisational values and leadership behaviours, creating tangible impacts by empowering our staff and partners to make a difference across the borough.
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com
Contact
The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.
- Contact:
- Gary Evans
- Telephone:
- 07809 195 593
- Contact:
- Sandra Jones
- Telephone:
- 07826 404091