Job Location : London, UK
Job Title: Associate Director, Local Public Services (Maternity Cover)
Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: £58,000 - £70,000 per annum based upon experience plus comprehensive benefits
Job Type: Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract
We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic, and driven individual to lead techUK's Local Public Services Programme and team. Day to day the individual will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Local Public Services Programme, with the Heads of the Health & Social Care and Justice & Emergency Services Programmes reporting in to them. This is an exciting role offering the right individual exposure to various public sector markets and driving forward techUK's place based transformation and innovation agenda.
This role will give the right candidate opportunities to work with a wide range of senior industry figures and local stakeholders from across the country to make a real difference in solving local challenges.
Overview of techUK's Local Public Services Programme:
techUK's Local Public Services Programme brings together companies large and small with local authorities to find solutions that improve outcomes for citizens and help create thriving, productive and safer places for all. Local government can be a complex market, that is why we help members to navigate it and champion the innovations that can create truly digital local public services and outcomes.
Role Purpose:
An exciting opportunity to drive forward techUK's local digital transformation activity. Given the vast nature of local government services the candidate is in the unique position to collaborate with various techUK programme including but not limited to Health & Social Care and Justice & Emergency Services programmes on supporting local public services to maximise the opportunities digital and data can bring in solving some of the biggest challenges they and their communities face. Everything from tackling homelessness to helping councils meet their net-zero targets. As social care continues to be a growing challenge for councils, the Associate Director will also be responsible for co-managing techUK's Social Care Working Group with the Health & Social Care team.
The Associate Director will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the programme, working to create the right conditions for local government to become the most intelligent client for technology possible, and helping our members understand their requirements so they are in the best position to supply tech.
The Programme has strong relationships across the local government associations, councils, combined authorities and relevant Whitehall departments and local level. The successful candidate will strengthen and establish relevant partnerships and drive continued growth of the programme. They will be the go-to thought leader both internally and externally on how technology can transform outcomes for local public services.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the capability to work with techUK members and a variety of stakeholders from senior leaders across the Department for Levelling Up, to council CEOs and digital leaders across the country.
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Candidates with experience of; Associate Director, Programme Management, Public Sector Programme Management, Public Sector, Public Services Programme, Local Public Services, Operations Manager, Strategy Management, Programme Operations Coordinator may also be considered for this may also be considered for this role.
Salary : 58000 - 70000
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