Strategic Safeguarding Board Lead – Multi-Agency Impact

Recruitment Hub; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Additional Voluntary Contributions (AV

Development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

Peer Support Groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Our Cambs Rewards discounts

Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced leader to manage the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board. You will drive improvement across a complex system with partners from local government, health, police and the voluntary sector to deliver strong safeguarding outcomes.

You will lead the Board's business programme, support the Independent Chair and ensure learning translates into measurable improvements for adults at risk.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree-level qualification is essential.
• Experience in safeguarding, social care, health, governance or a related field would be highly valued.
• We welcome applications from candidates with transferable leadership, partnership and improvement experience, even if they haven't worked within a Safeguarding Adults Board before.

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.
• Coordinating multi-agency audits, performance reporting and quality assurance activity.
• Overseeing Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) and ensuring learning leads to real improvement.
• Building strong partnerships across agencies and sectors.
• Managing the Board's budget, communications and business support staff.
• Ensuring the voices of people with lived experience influence safeguarding priorities and practice.

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced leader to manage the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board. You will drive improvement across a complex system with partners from local government, health, police and the voluntary sector to deliver strong safeguarding outcomes.

You will lead the Board's business programme, support the Independent Chair and ensure learning translates into measurable improvements for adults at risk.