Cyflog: £35,412 - £39,152 | Grade 7

INTERNAL JOB. This vacancy is only available to Torfaen County Borough Council (TCBC) employees and agency workers currently engaged with TCBC.

Overview

This is an important role within the Children, Young People and Families Directorates of both Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen County Borough Councils, responsible for embedding a culture of continuous self-evaluation and improvement across the education service and schools. The postholder will lead on developing and implementing frameworks that drive service-wide improvement, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and national standards. The role focuses on influencing strategic planning and decision-making through robust evaluation and evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for learners.

About you:

You will be an innovative and driven individual with skills in improvement and self-evaluation. You bring excellent analytical skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and a collaborative approach to driving cultural change. You are confident in managing and engaging stakeholders and using evidence to inform policy and practice.

What you will do:

You will support the development and implementation of a robust and sustainable self-evaluation framework for the Children, Young People and Families Directorates, ensuring that improvement priorities are identified and acted upon. You will provide advice to senior leaders, manage governance processes for evaluation, and champion a culture of continuous improvement. You will ensure that evaluation outcomes inform strategic planning and resource allocation, and work collaboratively with schools, internal teams, and external partners to deliver sustainable improvements.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Andrew Powles, Director of Education ( Andrew.powles@torfaen.gov.uk )

Shortlisting: 29 th June 2026

Interviews: 3 rd July 2026

You must demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria listed in the attached Person Specification in order to secure an interview: How to apply Guidance for applicants Torfaen County Borough Council.

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.

Please ensure that you only apply for this position via Torfaen Council's vacancies website. CVs and applications submitted to any other websites are not received by us.