Opus People Solutions are hiring for an Education Capital and Place Planning Officer within a Local Authority client based in Northamptonshire.
The role is 37.5 hours per week, offering hybrid working (2 days on-site per week, three remote) and £500.00 per day umbrella, with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of the position below:
Ensure the Councils meet their statutory duty to secure sufficient education provision across the county by:
- Planning and reviewing of demand across the area
- Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies.
- Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies.
- Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council
The ideal candidate will have:
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
- Experience of managing and contributing to commissioning or procurement and tendering of projects
- Understanding of the analysis of demographic data, school capacity information and available information on housing developments to determine the impact of these on individual schools/groups of schools
- Identifying and assessing options for developing existing schools.
- Ability to develop professional rapport with stakeholders at all levels.
- Communicate and engage whilst working with school governance and agencies as well as young people and their families
- Previous experience within Local Government (essential)
If this role is of interest to you, please submit you CV along with a contact number.
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The role is 37.5 hours per week, offering hybrid working (2 days on-site per week, three remote) and £500.00 per day umbrella, with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of the position below:
Ensure the Councils meet their statutory duty to secure sufficient education provision across the county by:
- Planning and reviewing of demand across the area
- Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies.
- Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies.
- Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council
The ideal candidate will have:
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
- Experience of managing and contributing to commissioning or procurement and tendering of projects
- Understanding of the analysis of demographic data, school capacity information and available information on housing developments to determine the impact of these on individual schools/groups of schools
- Identifying and assessing options for developing existing schools.
- Ability to develop professional rapport with stakeholders at all levels.
- Communicate and engage whilst working with school governance and agencies as well as young people and their families
- Previous experience within Local Government (essential)
If this role is of interest to you, please submit you CV along with a contact number.
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