SLA11136 - Executive Director (Education Resources)

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader to join the Corporate Management Team to continue our work to improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire, especially our young people.

South Lanarkshire Council is one of Scotland’s biggest and most progressive local authorities. The Executive Director of Education Resources leads the delivery of priorities designed to inspire learners, transform learning and strengthen partnerships. 

The successful candidate for this post will lead the delivery and further development of Education in South Lanarkshire and work to deliver the following priorities:

• Improve health and wellbeing to enable children and families to flourish.
• Ensure inclusion, equity and equality are at the heart of what we do
• Provide a rich and stimulating curriculum that helps raise standards in literacy and numeracy
• Support children and young people to develop their skills for learning, life and work
• Empower learners to shape and influence actions on climate change and sustainability.

As Executive Director you will lead the Resource Management Team, working with Heads of Service to give clear direction and management to all the Resource Services.  You will also play a key role in the Corporate Management Team, reporting to the Chief Executive

 

Requirements

Please Apply online: all correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.

Recruitment Checks: as part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Foreign Police Check: candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Politically Restricted: This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

 

Responsibilities

You will be a proven leader with a substantial track record of success in delivering strategic programmes leading to improved outcomes for our young people and communities.

Crucial to your success will be your ability to build trust and confidence. You will display a high level of personal credibility aligned with excellent communication skills which allow you to work productively with Elected Members, employees and our partners.

The successful candidate must demonstrate significant Head of Service or Director level experience in strategic and operational management across large complex organisations and have experience of successfully addressing the key challenges facing public services in Scotland.

You must be able to offer clear strategic direction, be able to analyse and understand complex performance information, and be able to work with others to translate this into effective deployment of resources in order to achieve the highest levels of service delivery and customer satisfaction.  You will develop a strategic approach to the planning, management and utilisation of the Council’s property and land assets to support service delivery and programme working arrangements.

Suitable candidates for this challenging role will possess a strong focus on delivering customer service needs within relevant legislative parameters.

You should be educated to degree level and hold a relevant and equivalent professional qualification.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)