About The Job
Salary: £50,269 - £53,460 a year pro rata plus £3,203 car benefit allowance
Hours per week: 30
Contract type: Fixed Term/Secondment (3 years secondment)
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Best Start in Life Implementation Lead to provide strategic leadership for the local Best Start in Life (BSiL) programme. The role ensures children have the strongest foundations for learning, health and development from pregnancy to age five.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of an integrated and inclusive Best Start in Life and Family Hub offer that improves outcomes and reduces inequalities for children and families.
- Developing and implementing the local Best Start in Life delivery plan, using data, evidence and lived experience to shape priorities, monitor progress and drive improvement.
- Leading multi‑agency partnerships, supporting high‑quality and inclusive early years provision, strengthening engagement with families and ensuring effective governance, reporting and use of resources.
- Representing the organisation in regional and national early years and family hub networks.
- Maintaining knowledge of early childhood development, inclusive practice, health inequalities and safeguarding.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
- Hold a degree‑level qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Be an experienced strategic leader with a strong track record of delivering multi‑agency programmes and improving outcomes for children and families in early years, education, health or family services.
- Demonstrate excellent partnership‑building, communication and programme management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels and work effectively across organisations.
- Show strong analytical skills and experience of using data and evidence to inform strategy, planning and service improvement.
- Possess a thorough understanding of early childhood development, inclusive practice, health inequalities and the importance of the first years of life.
- Have a commitment to safeguarding and improving outcomes for babies and young children.
- Be able to travel across the town and attend occasional evening meetings.
Additional Conditions
This position is available as a secondment opportunity for 3 years. If you are a permanent LBC employee, written approval from your manager is required prior to applying.
This role does not attract sponsorship.
Benefits
- 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: generous employer contributions up to 19.2% (at April 2026) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support for employees, partners or spouses and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible; part‑time hours and alternative working patterns are welcomed
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: discounts on MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: savings on local bus travel
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.
