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About the Role
This role is an exciting opportunity to join the London ADASS team as they build their staff team and develop strategic ambitions and priorities. Camden Council hosts London ADASS, a professional association for directors of adult social care in London, focused on collaboration, sharing good practice, and promoting high standards.
Responsibilities
- Advise and collaborate with directors of adult social care, senior leaders, Council officers, and partners to implement the London ADASS programme and priorities.
- Ensure projects deliver programme outcomes.
- Establish effective partnership working arrangements with key stakeholders.
- Foster a spirit and culture of partnership in adult social care across London.
- Identify issues requiring cross-borough attention and London-level work.
- Lead a portfolio of projects focusing on commissioning, market management (including learning disabilities and autism), data and performance management, and digital innovation in adult social care.
- Lead a London-wide programme of activities related to equalities, diversity, and inclusion, embedding coproduction.
- Represent London ADASS at regional and national meetings.
- Support and lead change programmes.
- Analyse data.
- Act as a flexible and collaborative member of the team.
Requirements
- Strategic thinker committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Expert knowledge of the adult social care system, including commissioning, market management, and performance.
- Excellent knowledge of project management methodologies.
- Significant senior-level experience in adult social care.
- Ability to work with a wide range of partners.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex issues clearly.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and balance competing demands.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Experience in managing and developing people.
Skills
- Commissioning
- Market management
- Learning disabilities
- Autism
- Data management
- Performance management
- Digital innovation
- Equalities
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Coproduction
- Project management
- Partnership working
- Communication
- Leadership
Location
- 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior-level
Salary/Compensations
- £61,672
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Interest free loans
- Access to staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
About the Company
- Camden is changing to make life better for everyone, with residents and communities at the heart of everything they do.
- They are home to important conversations and are making radical social change a reality.
- Camden Council is the host organisation for London ADASS (Association of the Directors of Adult Social Services).
- London ADASS is a professional association that brings together the directors of adult social care in London to collaborate, share good practice and promote high standards in social care.
Equal Opportunity
- Camden welcomes applications from all parts of our community, particularly encouraging people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience.
- They are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.
- Camden is committed to making recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible.
- This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
- Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.