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Changing Futures Programme Manager

Bradford
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Job Introduction

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

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Role Overview

The Public Health team are seeking to recruit a skilled, experienced and ambitious programme manager to lead the Changing Futures programme in Bradford.

This role will deliver our ambitions to respond to Multiple Disadvantage in Bradford through Changing Futures, a strategic programme designed to bring about systems change for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage. The role will require working at a strategic level with partners from across Bradford including other public sector organisations and the VCSE sector.

We are building a new approach to public service delivery. Breaking down the silos between public services, and promoting ways of working around people, place and prevention. You will be vital in developing and delivering innovation and system change for Changing Futures.

Working as part of an established core team and closely with local authorities, the ICB, police, probation, government departments, voluntary and community sector enterprises and a broad range of local partners, you will be responsible for development and alignment of the multiple disadvantage agenda which contributes effective delivery of the Changing Futures programme.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the Changing Futures programme in Bradford
  • Work at a strategic level with partners from across Bradford
  • Break down the silos between public services
  • Promote ways of working around people, place and prevention
  • Develop and deliver innovation and system change for Changing Futures
  • Work closely with local authorities, ICB, police, probation, government departments, voluntary and community sector enterprises, and a broad range of local partners
  • Develop and align the multiple disadvantage agenda

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in staff/team management, complex system working, strategy development, and working in ambiguity.

The ideal candidate will have a range of experiences in the application of public health skills and strategic thinking and be adept at transforming vision and strategy into practical outputs. An ability to work flexibly on a dynamic and emergent programme of work will be key to this remit as well as experience of building strong relationships with a diverse range of partners from across the system.

About the Department

Public Health is part of a Health and Wellbeing Department that includes Adult Social Care and Environmental Health. Bradford Council is a large unitary authority with an excellent reputation. The district provides an interesting and challenging environment for Public Health work, having a wide inequality in life expectancy and a legacy of strong partnership working across health, social care, and VCS partners.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women’s Voice, Working Carers, and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues but we are always looking to further our ambition and commitment to achieving and supporting an inclusive workforce. One such example is enabling more direct ways of support amongst staff through the RESPECT Allyship Programme.

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The RESPECT Allyship Programme offers the opportunity to all staff to learn more about the diverse communities & groups, and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build a truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work and people are and feel represented across all levels in the organisation. An Ally is someone who will speak up for others and champion their corner when they need it most.

As a Bradford employee, we actively encourage employees to attend as many training events as possible hosted by the RESPECT programme on matters of EDI in order to support, champion, and educate themselves and any colleague who may belong to a different group or community.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this post, please contact Simon Padfield on 07484 989005 or e-mail simon.padfield@bradford.gov.uk.

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

As this post is suitable for a secondment, interested applicants need to have secured the secondment agreement with their manager prior to the application.

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