Baltimore Consulting

Overview Interim Executive Director - Place Location: North East England (Hybrid) Contract: Interim (initial 6 months, with strong potential extension) Day Rate: £1,000 per day (Inside IR35) We are seeking an experienced and credible Executive level Place leader to join a large local authority in the North East of England as their Interim Executive Director - Place. This is a high profile, corporate role providing strategic and operational leadership across regeneration, planning, housing, economic growth, infrastructure and wider place based services. This opportunity requires an established Executive Director or Corporate Director who can operate confidently at the top of the organisation and make an immediate impact. Role responsibilities Provide Executive level leadership as a member of the council's Executive / Corporate Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Executive. Lead the Place portfolio, covering regeneration, planning, housing, economic development, transport, infrastructure and related services. Drive the development and delivery of a place based spatial and growth framework to support sustainable communities and economic growth. Oversee the delivery of major regeneration, investment and infrastructure programmes at scale. Work closely with elected Members, senior officers, developers, partners and government bodies to deliver strategic priorities. Ensure statutory compliance across planning, housing and related functions, maintaining strong governance and risk management. Lead large, multi disciplinary teams, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and high performance. Provide strong financial oversight across significant revenue and capital budgets, including commercial and income generation activity. Act as a key corporate leader, contributing to wider organisational strategy, transformation and public service reform. Your previous experience Proven experience operating at Executive Director / Corporate Director / Strategic Director level within local government. Extensive background across Place based services, including regeneration, planning, housing, growth and infrastructure. Strong track record of delivering large scale regeneration and capital programmes in complex environments. Demonstrable experience working effectively with Chief Executives, Members and external partners. Experience managing complex budgets, commercial activity and transformation programmes. Politically astute, credible and outcomes focused, with the ability to add value immediately. This is not a step up opportunity. The authority is seeking an experienced, trusted Executive who is comfortable operating at corporate level and can hit the ground running. If this Interim Executive Director - Place role sounds like a good fit for you, please send your CV to George - . Note: We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation, so please get in touch if you know someone suitable.

Head of Corporate Parenting Hybrid (Initial 3 days onsite) Full time position Initial interim 6 month contract with scope for extension to 9-12 Months £500-550 per day (umbrella) scope for negotiation Start: ASAP Interviews will be held within the week so get in touch to apply ASAP. An exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Corporate Parenting (CLA, Care Leavers, Fostering, Adoption, Residential & Placements) following the secondment of the current post holder to a new position. This established position will report to the Assistant Director Children's Social Care and will drive service improvements within Provider Service and Corporate Parenting; in particular looking at the suitability of long term placements and supporting opportunities for permanency in readiness for their upcoming Ofsted inspection. About your role as Head of Corporate Parenting: Operational and strategic oversight of Services Managers Children Looked After, Care Leavers, Fostering, Adoption, Residential and Placements. You will support locality services and locality to identify early opportunities within permanency and reduce the number of out of borough placements. You will create a robust permanency & sufficiency strategy through cultural shift/challenge and develop innovative solutions for permanency. Drive forward the improvement plan and support the service with readiness for Ofsted with a clear focus on practice, change and innovation. Lead and deliver strategic development of the Children's Residential Homes and Semi-Independent provision, act as RI for Fostering and lead on partnership with the RAA. Your required experience as Head of Corporate Parenting: More than 2 years' experience at a minimum in a Head of Services role or higher with clear expertise within provider services/Corporate Parenting. Active registration with Social Work England. You will be a leader operating with a high challenge, high support nature and with a demonstrable track record in practice improvement/innovation. You will have a demonstrable track record in delivery of savings within placements and provider services. You will be a subject specialist within CLA & Permanency services. Available references for most recent 2 year's roles and Enhanced DBS will be required. If you're interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact me on or apply today. (We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact) Recruiting decisions are based on experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Head of Corporate Parenting in the West Midlands. This role involves strategic oversight of key services including fostering and adoption, focusing on service improvements in preparation for an Ofsted inspection. Ideal candidates will have over 2 years of relevant leadership experience and active registration with Social Work England. This is a full-time hybrid position with an initial 6-month contract.