Director, Early Intervention and Prevention

#internal #LI-DNI Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees. Director, Early Intervention and Prevention Permanent B02 - £135,398 - £175,419 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week As Director of Early Intervention & Prevention (EI&P), you will be a senior leader within Birmingham City Council’s Adult Social Care Executive Directorate Management Team (EDMT). This is a pivotal role, shaping the Council’s approach to prevention and resilience across services that touch thousands of lives. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, guided by our core principles of being helpful, open-minded, and delivering positive outcomes. You will lead the design and delivery of Early Intervention and Prevention (EI&P) programmes that reduce demand on statutory services including Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care, SEND, and Homelessness. Acting as the Council’s strategic voice with the voluntary, community, and faith sector, you will engage with over 4,000 organisations to ensure local provision meets local need. You will drive anti‑poverty initiatives, oversee the Household Support Fund, and champion citizen engagement in service design, while also leading transformation across libraries, adult education, safeguarding, domestic abuse partnerships, asylum and resettlement programmes, and community intelligence. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health, you will work closely with Members, the Corporate Leadership Team, and partners to deliver Birmingham’s City Vision and Corporate Plan. This is a role where strategic leadership meets real‑world impact—helping Birmingham become a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient city. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Provide vision, direction, and authentic leadership across EI&P, modelling collaborative and inclusive behaviours. Change & Transformation: Design and lead change initiatives that deliver long‑term organisational and service transformation. Citizen Engagement: Ensure citizens are actively involved in shaping services, embedding co‑production and equity. Partnerships & Networks: Build purposeful networks across voluntary, community, and faith sectors, ensuring diversity and equality are central to decision‑making. Resource Accountability: Oversee finance, people, and resources, ensuring statutory compliance and value for money. Service Portfolio Leadership: Lead a wide portfolio including: Early Intervention & Prevention services Asylum, Afghan Resettlement, and Homes for Ukraine programmes Household Support Fund and food aid mechanisms Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector initiatives (e.g., Neighbourhood Network Scheme) Libraries transformation and Adult Education services Domestic Abuse partnerships and Safeguarding Adults Board Citizen‑focused data intelligence and predictive analytics programmes Performance & Delivery: Translate strategic vision into operational plans, monitor progress, and deliver measurable outcomes. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with Members, senior politicians, and colleagues to identify innovative, commercial, and digital solutions. About you We are looking for a bold, visionary leader who can turn strategy into real impact for Birmingham. You will bring proven experience of leading complex organisations and a leadership style that is authentic, inclusive, and inspiring. You know how to build strong partnerships across political, community, and voluntary sectors, and you’re confident managing large budgets while delivering value for money. You’re passionate about equity and belonging, ensuring services reflect the diversity of our city and tackle inequality head‑on. Resilient and innovative, you thrive on transformation and can deliver programmes on time and to budget. Most importantly, you are citizen‑focused, driven by co‑production and empowering communities to shape the future. Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here. For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk Interview date: 21st January 2026 A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification