This role offers an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to shape the future of our Participation Team and Independent Visitor Service. As a key player in our organisation, you will be responsible for driving innovative projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to our strategic direction. This is a hybrid role with a mix of office (Scott House in Huntingdon) and home working alongside working in the community at a variety of bases throughout Cambridgeshire. It will also involve some evening working and occasional weekends. For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Helen Love on 07484 915977 or at helen.love@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Closing date 3rd August. Interviews will be held in person on 11th August and will include a Young People's panel. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage… A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more. What will you be doing? You will line manage our energetic and engaged Participation Officers to oversee the development and implementation of strategic initiatives; manage project timelines and budgets; and ensure the successful delivery of key objectives. You will play a crucial role in stakeholder engagement, being innovative in approaches to engaging those who receive a service, to ensure their voice is sought, listened to and used to inform service development. You will provide regular updates and reports to senior management and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. You will co-ordinate our Independent Visitor Service, ensuring the safe recruitment and training of volunteers; management of expense budgets; and provision of support and supervision. You will review applications to carefully match Children to Independent Visitors and support introduction visits to ensure the best start to new matches. About you Are you a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a collaborative environment? Do you possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proven track record of managing complex projects? Are you adaptable, able to work under pressure, and demonstrate a proactive approach to problem-solving? If you answered yes to all the above and are passionate about making a significant impact with, and for, children and young people, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our forward-thinking team. For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch. Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers