Chief Officer, Education - Primary and Early Years
The Highland Council
Highland
- New
- Salary:
- £105,487 per year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 September 2024
Job overview
Post Title: Chief Officer, Education - Primary and Early Years
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £105,487
Contact Person: Kate Lackie, Assistant Chief Executive People
Email: ecoel.support@highland.gov.uk
Further information:
A number of exciting opportunities have arisen due to a significant organisational restructure.
We are seeking a driven and resourceful executive with a proven ability to lead and inspire. You will have a clear and compelling vision to build an outstanding primary and early years education service.
The Highlands of Scotland are unique, with a stunning diverse geography covering 26,484 sq km. We are ambitious for our children and with overall responsibility for 179 primary schools and over 200 ELC settings across urban, remote and rural areas.
You will be innovative, with an ability to see challenges as opportunities thus ensuring all our children are nurtured and flourish.
You will deliver robust strategic direction and engagement with Headteachers, partners, stakeholders and develop a positive and effective interface with elected members.
You will be joining a dynamic Council, located in a unique part of the country, a removal and relocation package of up to £6,500 is available.
If you have significant relevant senior leadership experience. and want to seize the opportunity to shape the future for our children and have lasting impact on the sustainability of the Highlands, this is the role for you.
For further information about Highland Council, this exciting role and detail on how to apply please visit www.myjobscotland.gov.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th September 2024
About The Highland Council
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The Highlands of Scotland
Gàidhealtachd na h-Alba
The Highlands of Scotland is renowned for its beauty, hospitality and lifestyle. It is home to the Cairngorms, Scotland’s second National Park and the largest in the UK, and the new UNESCO ecopark in NW Sutherland. The population of the Highlands is 235,830. Inverness is the administrative and transport hub of the region - a city with over 63,000 inhabitants. It is a fast growing and ambitious centre with international air links. The University of the Highlands and Islands’ new Inverness Campus is one of the most ambitious projects in Scotland. Opened in 2015, it is a nationally and internationally significant location for business, research, education and has a thriving life sciences community. The Council and our partners signed a City-Region Deal worth £315 million in 2017 and this is delivering a range of exciting projects over a 10 year period.
www.highland.gov.uk/cityregiondeal
There’s something different and special about life in the north of Scotland. Whether it’s down to the diversity of the geography, an area rich in outdoor opportunities; whether it’s the vibrant culture or the friendly welcome, the Highlands offers one of the most distinctive lifestyle choices available anywhere in Scotland - and by extension, some of the most distinctive career choices too.
About The Highland Council
Mu Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd
The Highland Council is one of 32 councils in Scotland, serving people across 26,484 sq km. The Council has 74 elected members. The Administration is a coalition of Independent Group; Scottish Liberal Democrats; and Scottish Labour Party.
The Highland Council provides a wide range of services with a revenue budget of £648m (2021-22). The priorities for the Council (2017-22) are highlighted in the Administration’s Programme ‘Local voices, Highland choices’; the Council’s Corporate Plan, and the budget strategy ‘Ambitious Highland – Health and Prosperity Strategy for Highland’
Programme
‘Local Voices, Highland Choices’ sets out the Council’s ambition and priorities, within 8 high level goals and 6 themes:
• A Council that champions the Highlands
• A place to live
• A place to thrive
• A place to prosper
• A welcoming place
• Your Highland Council
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