Community Development Lead, Adult Social Care, Interim, Birmingham, £500-£550 per day, Inside IR35
Interim Community Development Lead
Day Rate: £500–£550 (Inside IR35)
Duration: Interim – initial 3–6 months
Location: Birmingham (hybrid)
Hays are delighted to be working on an interim Community Development Lead role, seeking an experienced interim professional to support ongoing work across Adult Social Care (ASC), Early Intervention & Prevention (EI&P), and the wider transformation agenda. This role will play a pivotal part in strengthening and modernising my client's partnership with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, building collaborative relationships, shaping a new customer journey for residents, and ensuring the VCSE sector is fully aligned to their strategic priorities around demand reduction and improved wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership & Collaboration
- Work closely with the City’s well‑established VCSE sector to develop, strengthen and enhance collaborative working.
- Act as a trusted, reliable link between the Council and VCSE partners, supporting transparency, trust, and joint problem‑solving.
- Identify opportunities for improved partnership working and help bridge gaps across the City’s provision.
Strategic Alignment & Sector Development
- Build strong working relationships across internal teams including the Programme, Commissioning, EI&P and CoL teams.
- Translate ASC and EI&P strategic priorities into meaningful engagement, support offers, and commissioned or non‑commissioned services within the VCSE sector.
- Develop an organic, strengths‑based approach that utilises existing networks, community assets, and local infrastructure.
Service Transformation & Customer Journey
- Support the delivery of a new customer journey for residents engaging with Council services and VCSE support.
- Ensure the sector is positioned to play a key role in early help, prevention, and community‑based interventions.
Evidence, Impact & Outcomes
- Work with Business Analysts, Finance and other internal teams to build a robust evidence base demonstrating the impact of VCSE interventions on demand reduction.
- Capture resident experience and outcomes in a way that is independent of provider contractual reporting, giving a clearer picture of lived experience.
- Use data, feedback and insight to shape recommendations and inform future commissioning and strategic direction.
About You
We are looking for an interim professional who can quickly build credibility and deliver impact. You will bring:
- Proven experience working with or within the VCSE sector, ideally in a partnership, community development or strategic engagement role.
- Strong relationship‑building and influencing skills, with the ability to operate across complex stakeholder landscapes.
- Understanding of Adult Social Care, Early Intervention & Prevention, community‑based delivery models and strengths‑based practice.
- Experience in transformation or service redesign is highly desirable.
- Confidence analysing qualitative and quantitative data to tell a clear story of outcomes and impact.
What you need to do now
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- Katie O'Toole
