Description This is a high-profile programme which contributes to delivery across Adult Social Care, Childrens Social Care and temporary and emergency Housing. It is also part of the Council’s change portfolio called “The Council We Need”. The Role: This role will work in a supportive and creative environment as part of the corporate change and projects team. You will be accountable to the joint programme SRO’s, the Service Director for People Commissioning and the Service Director for Planning and Housing (Chief Planner). You will manage the dedicated Programme Board and respective Steering Groups but also report into 3 other change programmes. Core Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of the Supported and Specialist Housing (SSH) programme making sure that the work is evidence-based and focused on customer needs, and that the pipeline for the delivery of new and improved homes is planned and delivered effectively. Lead the governance and reporting for the programme including programme and project delivery and RAID, aligned to corporate approaches within the Council We Need programme, and keep these arrangements under review to ensure they remain effective. Translate relevant data and intelligence about the programme into clear products for stakeholders to aid the effective implementation of the programme. Ensure all the programme stakeholders are engaged in the programme, are clear on roles and responsibilities, and actively involved in its successful delivery. This includes building collaborative relationships and partnerships across the cross-cutting complexities and accountabilities managing the complexity of accountabilities within Adult Social Care, Childrens Social Care, Housing and corporate teams. Lead the investment and resource planning for the programme delivery including securing capacity internally and externally outside of the core team, including partnerships to deliver shared ambitions. Lead the definition, tracking and reporting of the programme benefits with a particular focus on the financial impacts of the programme aligned to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan. Support the relevant services to build the long-term financial impact of the SSH pipeline into service level budget and business planning. Manage the scope and delivery plan for the programme ensuring it responds to intelligence, policy changes and relevant operational and service changes within the Council and partners. Ensure the linkages and dependencies of the SSH work are managed effectively so that the work is embedded within the Council’s overall change portfolio. Develop and manage the communication and engagement strategy for the programme working with the corporate communications team, ensuring that the progress of the programme is understood and success is celebrated. Experience and skills required We are looking for an experienced local government project manager with programme management experience, ideally someone who has worked in Adult Social Care and/or in a role related to supported and specialist housing. You must be comfortable managing a programme with multi-million pound benefits, and know how to use project and programme methodology to enable effective delivery. You must have demonstrable skills to lead a complex and high-profile programme which sits across a number of service areas. In particular you must be accomplished at dealing with senior stakeholders who have competing priorities. You must be able to show how you can establish direction and clarity within a complex and sometimes ambiguous context. Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert Additional Information: The full role profile is attached here For further information please contact either Rachael Rothero rachael.rotherocornwall.gov.uk, Juliet Blackburn juliet.blackburncornwall.gov.uk or Penni Pollard penni.pollardcornwall.gov.uk Application Process Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline and you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please include the following in your supporting statement: Please detail your experience in maintaining good quality records and filing systems, both electronic and paper based. Please tell us about your experience of working within an administrative/business support role. Please include an example where you have delivered good quality, clear and accurate outputs whilst working to tight deadlines. Please can you include a detailed example of when you have arranged and minuted a meeting. Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careerscornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.