Education Capital and Place Planning Officer
Posted 1 week ago by Opus People Solutions Ltd
£66 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Education Capital and Place Planning Officer role involves ensuring that the Local Authority meets its statutory duty to provide sufficient educational provision in Northamptonshire. The position requires planning, reviewing demand, and contributing to the commissioning of new educational places, while also facilitating the conversion of maintained schools to academies. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and is contracted for a minimum of three months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning and reviewing demand for educational provision across the county.
- Contributing to the commissioning and establishment of new educational places in consultation with statutory bodies.
- Developing and reviewing policies and procedures for 0-25 educational provision in line with national policies.
- Facilitating the conversion of maintained schools to academies.
Key Skills:
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification (e.g., NVQ 4, HNC).
- Experience in managing and contributing to commissioning or procurement and tendering of projects.
- Understanding of demographic data analysis, school capacity, and housing developments.
- Ability to identify and assess options for developing existing schools.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Previous experience within Local Government.
Salary (Rate): £66.00 hourly
City: Northamptonshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Opus People Solutions are hiring for an Education Capital and Place Planning Officer within a Local Authority client based in Northamptonshire. The role is 37.5 hours per week, offering hybrid working (2 days on-site per week, three remote) and £500.00 per day umbrella, with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of the position below:
- Ensure the Councils meet their statutory duty to secure sufficient education provision across the county by:
- Planning and reviewing of demand across the area
- Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies.
- Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies.
- Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council
The ideal candidate will have:
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
- Experience of managing and contributing to commissioning or procurement and tendering of projects
- Understanding of the analysis of demographic data, school capacity information and available information on housing developments to determine the impact of these on individual schools/groups of schools
- Identifying and assessing options for developing existing schools.
- Ability to develop professional rapport with stakeholders at all levels.
- Communicate and engage whilst working with school governance and agencies as well as young people and their families
- Previous experience within Local Government (essential)
If this role is of interest to you, please submit you CV along with a contact number.