Senior Safeguarding Board Lead – Cross-Agency Impact

Peterborough First group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Additional annual leave (4 weeks)

Flexible bank holidays

Development opportunities & coaches

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL peer support groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Our Cambs Rewards discounts

Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced leader to manage the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB). You will lead the Board’s work programme, support the Independent Chair and provide safeguarding expertise to senior partners across local government, health, police, housing and the voluntary sector.

You will oversee multi‑agency audits, SARs and ensure learning translates into real improvements while centring the voices of adults at risk.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding, governance, quality assurance or system leadership.
• Ability to work with senior partners across organisational boundaries.
• Commitment to centering voices of people with lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of the Safeguarding Adults Board's work programme.
• Support the Independent Chair and provide expert safeguarding advice to senior partners.
• Coordinate multi-agency audits, performance reporting and quality assurance activity.
• Oversee Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) and ensure learning leads to real improvement.
• Build strong partnerships across agencies and sectors.
• Manage the Board's budget, communications and business support staff.
• Ensure voices of people with lived experience influence safeguarding priorities and practice.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnership building

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Safeguarding experience

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced leader to manage the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB). You will lead the Board’s work programme, support the Independent Chair and provide safeguarding expertise to senior partners across local government, health, police, housing and the voluntary sector.

You will oversee multi‑agency audits, SARs and ensure learning translates into real improvements while centring the voices of adults at risk.