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Deputy Director of Services and Innovation - Central Region

Home based (with regular travel around the central region of England & London Head Office)

37 hours per week (full-time)

£58,055 - £69,439 per annum + £480 Home Working Allowance per annum

Permanent Contract

To lead, oversee, develop and grow operational services for the charity throughout the central region of England and developments into Wales.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Are you an innovative, strong, team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference in everything you do? Do you have an excellent track record of growth and retaining services, delivering excellent operational, evidenced informed practice services and cultivating new business? Are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation – if so, you have found it.

As Deputy Director for Services & Innovation you will lead a regional team to grow and expand a wide portfolio of services. We are looking for a can-do and energetic leader who will build and sustain positive working relationships with key commissioners across the central region of England Local Autorities, health, and future funders and develop partnerships that will continue to evolve to effectively meet our service users needs. You will have a strong track record in service delivery and a focus on quality, evidenced informed practice, performance, safeguarding and management controls. With a customer service approach you will have a passion for engaging our service users in all aspects of our work including co-production. You will have knowledge in some or all of our service areas including children & families, Early Years, SEND, health & wellbeing and mental health.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, people of colour candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you flexible working hours from day one, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.

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