Location
Morden, London Borough of Merton

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£60,573 - £62,766 per annum

About the Role
Are you an experienced policy, improvement and partnership professional with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people? We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Policy and Partnerships Manager to join our Strategy, Commissioning and Partnerships team. This pivotal leadership role is responsible for driving policy development, service improvement and partnership working across Children's Services.

You will lead and coordinate the work of the Merton Safeguarding Children Partnership (MSCP), ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and providing strategic support to key boards and partnerships including the Children's Trust Board, Corporate Parenting Board and SEND Governance Board.

The role will also focus on supporting preparation for inspections and peer reviews such as Ofsted, SEND and JTAI inspections; leading policy development and improvement activity across Children's Services; managing complex partnership programmes and governance arrangements; overseeing Children's Services responses to Subject Access Requests; developing strong relationships with partners across health, education, police, voluntary sector and regional networks; and leading and developing a high-performing team while managing the MSCP budget.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping services and safeguarding arrangements for children and young people in Merton.

Experience
Significant experience of strategic policy development, partnership working and programme delivery within a local government or children's services environment.

About you
Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills. Confident influencing senior stakeholders across complex multi-agency partnerships. Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or demonstrable experience in policy, partnership management or related fields are desirable.