Transformation Lead

Help us shape better futures for the children and young people who need us most.

When it comes to creating better outcomes for our children and young people, we are completely dedicated. As Transformation Lead, you will take the reins on redesigning key services to build a safer, fairer and brighter future for children and families.

Working Style: You will spend three days a week based in our borough, blending flexible working with real, face-to-face connection alongside operational teams and local partners

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will lead high-impact transformation projects from initial concept through to full implementation within our Social Care and Complex Needs Portfolio. Working side by side with frontline practitioners, operational teams and senior leaders across social care, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), health and finance, you will tackle intricate challenges to keep our services high-quality, equitable and sustainable.

On a day-to-day level, you will delve into performance data, balance project budgets, navigate risks and co-produce genuine solutions that make a tangible difference to children and young people. Whether you are bringing diverse partners together around a shared goal or crafting strategies to boost placement options, you will ensure every change is delivered with care and sharp professional skill. You will also mentor and guide transformation officers and graduate trainees, inspiring their growth while embedding sound governance across the directorate.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification 

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will hold a degree-level qualification (or equivalent practical experience), show a clear commitment to continuous learning. More importantly, you bring a proven track record of steering complex transformation programmes and delivering real, measurable efficiencies within large organisations.

We are looking for someone with sharp analytical insight, strategic perspective and an instinctive ability to build trust across organisational boundaries. While background experience in Children’s Services is welcome, what really matters is your resilience, adaptability and ease when navigating ambiguity. Above all, you will naturally reflect our core values of Putting Communities First, Respect, Integrity and Working Together in everything you do.

Why join us

At RBKC, we are all in – genuinely investing in our people, our communities and our shared future.

Joining our established Transformation and Innovation Team, you will enjoy direct exposure to senior leaders and cross-borough strategic decisions. We actively champion your career progression, providing structured opportunities to broaden your expertise across social care, health and commissioning while shaping high-profile policy across two London boroughs.

About us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

Our commitment to being ‘all in’ is about bringing energy, purpose and a genuine get-stuck-in mindset to work every day – whether you are in the office, working from home or out in the field with local partners. Transforming services in a complex, high-profile environment with real political and financial considerations is not always plain sailing. However, the reward is extraordinary. Every bit of effort you invest yields direct benefits for vulnerable children and young people, turning complex operational hurdles into lasting service improvements.

Interview Details

Face to Face interviews W/C 24^th August 2026

Children’s Enhanced DBS required for the role

Ready to join us?

We’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply online, explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning, subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices.

New hires will normally start at the minimum of the pay scale. However, a higher starting salary may be negotiated where a candidate demonstrates exceptional skills, knowledge, or experience.

Employees receive annual salary increments until they reach the top of the pay scale, as well as any agreed cost of living pay awards.