Job Overview
Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position. The West Sussex Family Hubs and Best Start in Life programme brings together services that support children and families from pregnancy through early childhood, ensuring every child has the foundations they need to thrive. Our priorities focus on reducing inequalities, strengthening parental and community resilience, delivering high-quality early help, and creating seamless support across health, education, and family services.
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and families? We're looking for a skilled monitoring, evaluation and reporting lead to drive evidence-based practice across the West Sussex Best Start Family Hubs. With a focus on our parenting programmes, PEEP Learning Together Programme and Best Start Parent forums. In this pivotal role, you'll design and oversee robust monitoring frameworks, analyse complex data, and translate insights into clear, impactful reports for partners, leadership and communities. You'll bring experience in service evaluation, strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, and confidence working with both quantitative and qualitative data. An ability to build collaborative relationships, communicate findings with clarity, and ensure continuous improvement is essential. If you have a keen eye for detail, a commitment to high-quality public services, and the ability to turn data into action, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Skills (used for shortlisting)
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence the actions of others and communicate information which may be complex and contentious.
* Able to build credible working relationships, building rapport and developing positive partnership ways of working, with a range of stakeholders.
* Sound IT skills in order to be able to use a range of systems, including data entry, analysis and reporting.
* Excellent writing skills with the ability to write and present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding, either verbally or in written/electronic form to a wide range of audiences.
* Ability to organise/prioritise work, co‑ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines that minimise the disruption to the business.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team, completing shared tasks in order to deliver a service to others, Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification, or extensive experience partnership working.
* Advanced knowledge of organisational and procedural areas of working with the community, with detailed knowledge of the organisational and national policies, practices and procedures associated with the service.
* Detailed knowledge of communities, partners and stakeholders in order to effectively establish and maintain community links and represent West Sussex at appropriate committees/meetings.
* Experience of working with the local authority or other support organisations to deliver services for a targeted group.
* Experience of working in a multi‑agency environment.
* Experience of producing newsletter, briefings and training to others.
West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. Through our Early Help Service, we will work with children, families, and young people to help ensure that every person is supported to achieve his or her potential. The foundations for mental health, emotional control, doing well in education and parenting ability are all set in place in the early years; the home surroundings, family life and parenting are all important factors in determining positive outcomes for children as they grow and develop.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing, and an occupational health check.
Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact .
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our page.
Reward and Benefits
On joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following: Employer Pension Contribution: 18.70% (this alters per annum on the 1 April each year). Annual leave: 27 days holiday + Bank holidays = 35 days.
For more information, please visit our section of our website.
To apply please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.
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