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Project Officer - Pupil Place Planning

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
BIRMINGHAM
Closing date
10 Dec 2024
Reference
2537
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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Education - non-schools based
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Project Officer – Pupil Place Planning

Permanent

Grade 4 - between £33,366 - £40,476

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week. 

The role is hybrid however the post holder would be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate. 

About us

Do you want to make a real difference for children, young people and families in Birmingham? 

Outside of London, Birmingham is the UK’s most diverse city and has the largest number of young people in its city than any of its European counterparts. Birmingham is on a journey of significant change, ready to reset, reshape and restart. 

To support on this journey, Birmingham’s Children and Families Directorate are recruiting a series of posts to the Education Infrastructure service. This an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills, knowledge, and experience to facilitate meaningful change for the children, young people, and families of Birmingham. 

We are looking for a bold and ambitious Project Officer to join our team. This large, diverse city is going through an exciting, yet challenging time of transformation and improvement.  If you are looking for your next challenge and have the passion to secure the very best opportunities for children and young people, then perhaps this is the role for you. 

About the role

This is a key role within the Pupil Place Planning Team and will require coordination of activities across the wider Education Infrastructure Service aligned to the Business Plan. You will support the Principal Officer to support and deliver a wide range of responsibilities. 

The key activities associated with the post will include:

  • To develop and maintain high quality data management processes.
  • To support the preparation of annual pupil number forecasts and a review of school place sufficiency. 
  • To work with internal and external partners in the management of school places.
  • To support with the completion and submission of the annual School Capacity return.
  • To adhere to relevant governance arrangements, policies and procedures.

The role will also involve working within a multi-disciplinary environment which will include engaging with Schools and Academies, Council's senior leadership, other Local Authorities and central government departments.

About you 

More important to us than specific qualifications, is that you have an eye for detail, be organised, a good communicator (both written and oral) with enthusiasm for improving opportunities & outcomes for the children & young people of Birmingham. We will need you to be able to multi-task and work flexibly to cover gaps where necessary. Whilst we will help you to prioritise, we would want you to be able to work independently and problem solve confidently. We would like you to be a good collaborator who is able to listen and shape solutions with others. 

Additional Information

For any informal enquires please contact: Lucy Dumbleton lucy.dumbleton@birmingham.gov.uk

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. 

We offer competitive salaries and annual leave, membership of the local government pension scheme, and access to a variety of employee assistance programmes, to support the well-being of our workforce.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Closing date 10th December 2024 at 23.59.  

Interviews for this post will take place in-person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

Useful weblinks:

How we plan for school places | Birmingham City Council

Education Infrastructure | Birmingham Education Support Services

Ref: BCC2537

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

Job Description and Person Specification

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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