Job Title: Head of Region (North) (Partnerships, Relationship Management, External Engagement)

Hours: Full Time, 36 hours per week

Job Status: Permanent

Location: Home based – with expectation of travel within area (North of England), and nationally where required.

Salary: £64,786.99

Closing Date: 11.59pm on 10 March 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advert will close once sufficient applicants have been identified.

Interview Date(s): 18 and 19 March 2026. Interviews will take place in person in Leeds city centre. Candidates will also be invited to a virtual culture-based interview, and a meeting with fellow Heads of Region before decisions are made.

Skills for Care the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.

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This is an exciting time to join Skills for Care as our Head of Region for the North of England. Leading and managing a newly formed senior team of colleagues across the North of England, this post is pivotal to the successful delivery of the Skills for Care strategy, and annual business plan.

The postholder must have a deep knowledge of the social care and health system and the insight and skill to apply Skills for Care’s offer to create solutions for employers and stakeholders. The Head of Region will identify and engage key stakeholders, developing relationships in order to deliver Skills for Care’s offer, gain insight and intelligence, and influence on behalf of Skills for Care and social care. Crucially they will be a skilled and experienced team leader who is able to motivate, develop and direct a skilled senior team.

At Skills for Care, we are committed to creating a culture of Belonging, where all of our People are able to contribute to their full potential. All our People are expected to contribute towards the achievement of our aspirations for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. To find out more please check our (https://(url removed)/About-us/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion.aspx).

At Skills for Care, we want our People to be representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us with all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We encourage applications from, but not limited to, people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Candidates will always be selected based on experience and potential.

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Information about reasonable adjustments

We want all applicants to be able to fully participate in our selection processes. We welcome requests for adjustments to our recruitment and selection processes from applicants with disabilities, impairments, or health conditions, and will always consider support available in the recruitment process.

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