Area Manager

Full Job Description

Job Title: Area Manager

Location: Regionally based across North and East London 

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience (plus a car allowance)

Our Core Benefits include: Up to 39 days annual leave (including BH, One Moment in Time day and opportunity to buy 5 extra days), Minimum 9% Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, ‘The Hub’ discount marketplace, EAP, Occupational Health, Sick pay, Family Friendly leave, Expenses and Mileage, Tech Scheme.

About National Fostering Group

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2024! 

88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411 

With over 20 years' experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 3,000 foster carers, We support just over 4,000 cared for children through 31 agencies across the UK. 

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.

About the Role

We are looking for an Area Manager to positively promote and grow a group of fostering agencies within their region. You and your teams will increase awareness and utilisation of the National Fostering Group whilst keeping safeguarding and outcomes for children and young people at the heart of everything you do. 

The Area Manager will work collaboratively with the Regional Director, Registered Managers and Finance to set the goals and targets for agency growth, performance, and profitability. Collectively, you will develop and contribute to NFG’s 12 month and 3-year business plan whilst keeping in mind our vision, mission, and values and delivering agency and sector excellence. 

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the Job Description.

About You

The successful applicant will have experience of working across regulated children services or similar in a senior, strategic management role.  They will have demonstrable evidence of strong finance skills, and experience of managing and delivering to large, multi-factorial budgets. Proven leadership skills across a large multidisciplinary team and experience of managing a range of professionals is essential.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a car.
• Educated to master’s level, and/or has equivalent strategic and management skills demonstrated through operating as a senior manager.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of leading and managing large teams
• Proven budgetary and finance skills
• Experience in delivering a balanced set of KPI’s and metrics through large teams of professional people in a regulated environment.
• Results driven professional management experience.
• Proven negotiation skills ideally within the public sector and sales experience

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Job ID: 253807