F&C 1047 - Executive Director, Education Resources

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, support children and young people, 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., * You will be required to lead and direct multi-functional teams across Education Resources in a public sector organisation. Ensure you outline your experience of leading at Head of Service or Director level across multiple service areas and what skills you have utilised to maximise impact?

• You will have lead responsibility to deliver across strategic, operational, and financial requirements. Describe your involvement and level of responsibility in service delivery to meet recognised standards and legislative requirements in a challenging financial framework?

• Please ensure that you provide examples of how / have managed change, build relationships, including how you adapt your communication skills with employees, customers, stakeholders, and partners.

Recruitment Checks

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You will be a proven leader within the Education sector with a substantial track record of success in delivering strategic programmes leading to improved outcomes for our children, 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.

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 professional qualification or equivalent., Candidates should detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check, where applicable, for any periods living or working abroad for 3 months or more in the last 10 years.