Project Manager - International Recruitment Project

Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024 | £51,791 to £56,984 per annum (Scale ) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich (hybrid working)

The eastern region, which comprises 12 local authorities, is embarking on an exciting project to create a support offer for social care providers across the region undertaking international recruitment. The programme of work is funded by the International Recruitment Fund, through the Department of Health and Social Care.

The aim of the work is to develop shared solutions to local challenges facing social care providers undertaking international recruitment and strengthen safeguards against exploitation.

This is a fantastic short-term opportunity to lead a new programme working across the whole region to develop a long-term asset. The work will strengthen ethical recruitment and employment practices and support care providers to more easily access international recruitment and provide recruits and existing teams with access to training to provide a good experience for the workforce and deliver quality care.

We are looking for an experienced project manager who can provide strong leadership for the programme, working in a collaboration with a core team and the region’s twelve authorities. As a regional project it will be essential that the post holder is able to build and maintain strong working relations with the partnership councils, delivery partners and the relevant government team. Effective engagement with care associations, care providers and the social care workforce will be a vital part of the role to ensure workable solutions that can meet the challenges that have been identified.

To discuss the role in more detail please contact Susanne Baldwin, Assistant Director Workforce, Markets and Brokerage on 01603 306827 or Helen Wright, External Workforce Manager on 01603 224145.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
    

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Closing date: 11 May 2023 at 23:59