We are currently recruiting for an Interim Future Culture and Heritage Programme Manager for our Local Authority client based in South London.
The Culture and Heritage Service currently consists of 5 individual services: Libraries; Heritage; Music Service; Arts Commissioning and Adult Education. The aim is to develop one culture service for the borough, reducing service silos and ensuring staff have the skills, qualities and experiences required to deliver a dynamic culture service for the borough. This is the opportunity to position culture services at the heart of community recovery post Covid-19 and central to future growth and regeneration opportunities.
Key deliverables for this role are:
To lead the Future Culture Programme, delivering a sustainable service delivery model that follows the Corporate Blueprint
To keep the project to time, insuring the implementation of the new service delivery model in October 2021
To develop a transition period including a development and training programme to embed new ways of working
To work with HR to develop role profiles, service structures and then to lead a recruitment and selection process to ensure roles are successfully filled
To liaise and negotiate with stakeholders such as trade unions and third-party funders
To engage and communicate regularly with all staff across Culture on the process and timetable
To engage and communicate regularly with key stakeholders including Elected Members, 'Friends of' groups, adult education governors
To answer and resolve queries and issues from staff throughout the process
To ensure the service delivery model and roles developed meet the strategic needs of the organisation and deliver identified savings of £250K
To report progress, risks and issues against a programme plan through the established Transformation Governance Framework in the borough
To support the set up and delivery of effective benefits tracking for the programme
The Person
We are looking for an exceptional leader in change management, specifically someone who has:
significant experience and a proven track record of achievement in leading and managing change in services such as Culture in a local authority or similar sector significant experience of leading through change, motivating staff and embedding new ways of working significant experience of working with HR and trade unions through a change management process excellent communication skills and experience of engaging with staff at a range of levels ability to adapt services to fit the Council's transformational and leadership approach exceptional leadership skills, constructively building achievement, confidence and skills in others an approach which questions and challenges conventional thinking, with a continual eye on the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment an agile and adaptable mindset and ways of working successfully worked with a range of staff and other support services a high level of innovation and creativity.
Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.
At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy may not have been shortlist by the client.
The Culture and Heritage Service currently consists of 5 individual services: Libraries; Heritage; Music Service; Arts Commissioning and Adult Education. The aim is to develop one culture service for the borough, reducing service silos and ensuring staff have the skills, qualities and experiences required to deliver a dynamic culture service for the borough. This is the opportunity to position culture services at the heart of community recovery post Covid-19 and central to future growth and regeneration opportunities.
Key deliverables for this role are:
To lead the Future Culture Programme, delivering a sustainable service delivery model that follows the Corporate Blueprint
To keep the project to time, insuring the implementation of the new service delivery model in October 2021
To develop a transition period including a development and training programme to embed new ways of working
To work with HR to develop role profiles, service structures and then to lead a recruitment and selection process to ensure roles are successfully filled
To liaise and negotiate with stakeholders such as trade unions and third-party funders
To engage and communicate regularly with all staff across Culture on the process and timetable
To engage and communicate regularly with key stakeholders including Elected Members, 'Friends of' groups, adult education governors
To answer and resolve queries and issues from staff throughout the process
To ensure the service delivery model and roles developed meet the strategic needs of the organisation and deliver identified savings of £250K
To report progress, risks and issues against a programme plan through the established Transformation Governance Framework in the borough
To support the set up and delivery of effective benefits tracking for the programme
The Person
We are looking for an exceptional leader in change management, specifically someone who has:
significant experience and a proven track record of achievement in leading and managing change in services such as Culture in a local authority or similar sector significant experience of leading through change, motivating staff and embedding new ways of working significant experience of working with HR and trade unions through a change management process excellent communication skills and experience of engaging with staff at a range of levels ability to adapt services to fit the Council's transformational and leadership approach exceptional leadership skills, constructively building achievement, confidence and skills in others an approach which questions and challenges conventional thinking, with a continual eye on the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment an agile and adaptable mindset and ways of working successfully worked with a range of staff and other support services a high level of innovation and creativity.
Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.
At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy may not have been shortlist by the client.
Salary:
Up to £500 per day + Umbrella
Location:
South London,
London,
England
Duration:
Ongoing
Reference:
KING100