{"id":34,"date":"2026-04-20T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/booktrust\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:32:39","slug":"person-specification-head-of-programmes-children-from-vulnerable-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/booktrust\/person-specification-head-of-programmes-children-from-vulnerable-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification \u2013 Head of Programme for Children from Vulnerable Backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/booktrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/462\/2026\/04\/book-trust-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"book-trust-2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Person Specification \u2013 Head of Programme for Children from Vulnerable Backgrounds\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<h3>Experience<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential <\/strong><em><strong>(assessed through shortlisting and interview<\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Track record of working with senior stakeholders and delivering results through matrix-style working.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in leading and working across multiple strands of activity within a programme of work, spotting interdependencies, opportunities and risks.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of delivery in a public sector or purpose-led organisation, and across a complex system.<\/li>\n<li>Key experience in developing \/ executing:\n<ul>\n<li>Long-term planning for change and delivery;<\/li>\n<li>Effective programmes to deliver impact-led outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Experience of leading change and transformation.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of delivering outcomes through partnership with other organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrable experience of strong collaborative working behaviours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desirable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of working as part of a geographically-dispersed team, with responsibilities across regional or auxiliary channels.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of working at national level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Skills and Attributes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential <em>(assessed through shortlisting and interview) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Committed to our mission of getting disadvantaged children reading, with high levels of integrity.<\/li>\n<li>Confident influencer, with excellent interpersonal and communicative style.<\/li>\n<li>Effective collaborator with internal and external stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to nurture and develop an excellent team, which may include agency or consultant staff; 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