Job description:
The Department for Education, Children and Young People is focussed on ensuring children and young people are known, safe, well and learning.
Services for Children and Families work with children, young people, families and their networks to help them reach their goals so that children are safe and well through the delivery of services related to child safety, out-of-home care, adoptions, advice and referral. We continuously improve and grow our services to get the best outcomes for those who need our help.
The Director, Strategic Improvements is a key senior role responsible for the provision of strategic leadership, specialist advice, direction and overall management of a range of complex reform projects and initiatives with Services for Children and Families and across the Department.
The primary objectives of the role are to:
•Provide strategic leadership and direction in the planning, implementation and management of key strategic programs, initiatives and major projects, including leading the development and implementation of frameworks, policies, delivery systems and processes that support the delivery of services.
•Drive improvement and change programs that deliver outcomes of critical strategic importance for Services for Children and Families and the Department.
•Provide definitive high level specialist strategic advice and recommendations to a broad range of diverse stakeholders including the Secretary, the Agency Executive Board and senior Government officers.