Alternative Provision Service Project Lead

Could you be the person who leads the transformation of the Alternative Education Provision across North East Lincolnshire? If you’re someone who has experience of implementing projects in the education sector, and how multi-disciplinary teams can improve outcomes for children and young people, then this could be the role for you.

We’re looking for a Specialist Project Lead to support the next phase of our exciting project to transform Alternative Education Provision across North East Lincolnshire which will ensure children and young people are able to access suitable education provision that meets their needs and supports their best possible outcomes.

As a Service Project Lead you will work alongside a Delivery Manager, an Organisation and Service Designer, and colleagues from across the Local Authority's Education, Inclusion & Integration Service and the wider partnership including key stakeholders to transform Alternative Education Provision across North East Lincolnshire. You’ll provide key education expertise and insight into the Education Sector and act as a key decision-maker to enable this multidisciplinary team to succeed, contributing to create a culture of learning and transparency.

Your understanding of the Education landscape and ability to engage directly with School Leaders, professionals, parents, carers, children and young people is essential in being able to move the project at pace, and secure the right provision model for our children and young people to reach their potential.

Your day will involve you working with a multi‑disciplinary team, colleagues within Education, Inclusion & Integration Services and other key stakeholders to balance viewpoints, understand experiences, and work collaboratively to establish a new Borough‑wide model for Alternative Education Provision. You will be working closely with the Project Sponsor, Delivery Manager and Service & Organisation Designer to lead and deliver a successful project, evaluating complex information from a variety of perspectives, and making key decisions around the education provision for our children and young people, keeping their best interests at the forefront of all decision‑making.

Responsible to the Deputy Service Director - Inclusion, you will ensure Senior Education Leaders are well‑versed in project developments and that, at all stages, commissioning of provision is compliant with expectations in legislation and Department for Education policy.

We are looking for someone who has a deep understanding of the Education landscape, particularly alternative provision and exclusions, with first‑hand experience of school leadership. You will be passionate about working with a wide array of stakeholders to facilitate systemic changes aimed at improving outcomes for our children and young people. You will have excellent communication skills that enable you to quickly build relationships and trust with stakeholders and an ability to help individuals, teams and services to contribute effectively to the development of a new model of Alternative Education Provision. You will be a persuasive and engaging communicator to help contribute to making sense of and finding solutions in the context of a complex operating environment.

Please read the Role Brief attached for more specifics around the responsibilities of this role.

Because this isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to deliver a project that will make a difference for children and young people across the borough. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team that values your ideas and your energy.

Key Dates:

• Closing date - 16th December
• Interviews - W/C 5th January 2026

We want you to have the best interview experience with us, so will provide candidates selected for interview their questions 24 hours in advance of meeting us. We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability. We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.

In order to fully comply with Safer Recruitment guidelines, if you are successful with your application, you must meet the below criteria and be able to provide:

• At least one reference must be from your current or most recent employment, placement or work experience (if you are an agency worker at NELC, please provide your agency as a reference)
• You must provide a professional/company email address (we cannot accept personal email addresses)
• References must cover the last 3 years, any reasons for gaps should be detailed in your enhanced reference form.
• Your references will only be requested if you are offered and have accepted a position

Please note: This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at a level appropriate to the post. It is a contractual and essential requirement that the successful candidate is registered with the DBS Update Service. You have 30 calendar days from the 'date of issue' printed on your standard or enhanced DBS certificate to register for the DBS Update Service using the certificate number.

As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension. You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform. This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels. NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.

If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.

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