Job Introduction
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to children and their families and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
We are fully committed to equal opportunities, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Our strategic vision and values are upheld across the Trust, fostering a reliable and supportive environment for both staff and the children in our care.
Our approach is rooted in restorative and relational practice, fostering trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.
About the Role
You will manage a friendly and proactive team of project managers and project support officers in delivering improvement, transformation and sustainable change across the Trust to ensure that our children and families across Bradford are receiving the best service possible.
You will provide specialism in project and change management supporting senior leaders to define, deliver and implement and evaluate change and transformation activity.
You will lead on the co-ordination of inspection preparation and activity, evidencing all the good work that is happening across the Trust as well as identifying and driving further change and improvement as required.
There will be a particular emphasis in relation to the reform plans, capital builds, achieving excellent practice and organisational effectiveness through key strategic plans.
You’ll also:
- Staff management including supervision, appraisals, recruitment, progression, capability and absence.
- Oversea, co-ordinate and sufficiently resource transformation, improvement and inspection activities.
- Manage the planning, monitoring and controls for transformation and improvement using a project management cycle.
- Manage and co-ordinate the scoping, research, data analysis, risk identification and mitigation and communications of each project.
- Stakeholder management including the building and maintaining of relationships at varying levels.
- Manage the development and co-ordination of various reports showing evidence of transformation, improvement and impact.
- Lead on the co-ordination of inspection and audit preparation and delivery
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Qualified to NVQ / Diploma level 5 in either programme and project or change management or leadership or equivalent experience.
- Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2, MSP or significant programme and project management.
You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:
- Enhanced annual leave allowance, please refer to the benefits booklet
- Excellent Local Government pension
- Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
- Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- We are a National Living Wage employer
For full details of our benefits, please see the attached ‘Our Benefits’ brochure.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Lisa Turner, Service Manager lisa.turner@bradfordcft.org.uk or Samantha Sirisambhand, Head of Service samantha.sirisambhand@bradfordcft.org.uk
Closing Date: Sunday 29th November 2026
Interviews: Week Commencing 7th December 2026
