We are seeking to appoint a Strategic School Planning Manager to work within Middlesbrough’s Access to Education team.You will ensure that every Middlesbrough child can access a suitable school place. To achieve this, you will carry out the required planning and demographic analysis to ensure that we can accurately predict demand for school places and hence make suitable arrangements to ensure that the supply of places adequately matches this demand.We are looking for someone with experience of school place planning or a similar activity, and who can demonstrate a successful track record of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders on complex projects. You may be a school business manager or bursar, a local authority planning or data manager or perhaps you currently work in a role involving problem solving, statistics, report writing or project management.You will be skilled in statistical manipulation, planning and project management and have excellent interpersonal skills. You will have the determination, flexibility and tenacity to drive forward a variety of projects simultaneously. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the ambition and skills to support us in our shared goal of providing an outstanding service.If you are passionate about improving children’s life chances and enjoy working in a fast paced environment, you may be the right person for us. We operate a hybrid model of working which provides flexibility, allowing you to work from home for part of the week if this meets the needs of the Service.For an informal discussion and confidential discussion about this post, please contact Trevor Dunn Head of Access to education on 07786 511 930.The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.Salary: £48,474 - £50,512