Bernadette McNally, previously executive director of social services at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, had been due to take up the role in November having been appointed in August.
A spokesman for Birmingham Council said that during an introductory period this month, which was arranged in preparation for her starting the role, McNally decided that she was no longer interested in the position.
He said the decision not to proceed with the appointment was “by mutual agreement”.
“This news is disappointing as we thought we had secured an excellent candidate from the first-class group of people who applied for the post,” the spokesman said.
“Our priority however is to ensure that children are made safe through what we are doing and this is a big collective challenge.
“It’s important to remind ourselves that our most serious staffing challenge is to get the right number of social workers doing great social work with the best team management around them.”
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