QUALITY, POLICY AND STRATEGY MANAGER

Date: 14 Apr 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Quality, Policy and Strategy Manager
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £52,265 - £56,060 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 11/05/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 11061
• This post is not open to job share

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Significant experience in a similar role within adult social care or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and best practices in adult social care.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing strategies and policies in the public sector.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use it to inform decision-making and service improvements.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
  Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about
  If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

ABOUT US:

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to delivering high-quality adult social care services that meet the needs of our diverse community. We are dedicated to continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration to ensure the best outcomes for our residents. As part of our ongoing efforts, we have recently launched our first Data & Intelligence Strategy to enhance the use of data in decision-making and service delivery.

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:

• Be part of a forward-thinking public sector organisation committed to innovation and excellence in adult social care.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment where your contributions are valued.
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our residents.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
• Fixed entitlement of 30.5 days annual leave from commencement of your employment
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Manager with experience in Quality, Strategy & Policy to join our Adult Social Care team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the development and implementation of strategies and policies that drive quality improvements and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders, including people with lived experience, carers, staff, and partner organisations, to co-produce solutions that enhance the quality of care, keep people safe and ensure compliance.