Strategic Safeguarding Board Manager (Flexible Hours)

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave (4 weeks)

Flexible bank holidays

Pension AVCs (Shared AVCs)

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council invites applications for the role of Business Manager for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board. You will lead the day-to-day work programme, support the Independent Chair and provide senior-level safeguarding expertise across local partners.

The role requires strategic thinking, partnership building and strong analytical skills, with experience in safeguarding and governance highly valued.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification is essential.
• Experience in safeguarding, social care, health, governance or a related field highly valued.
• Transferable leadership, partnership and improvement experience welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of the Safeguarding Adults Board's work programme.
• Support the Independent Chair and provide 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 improvement.
• Build partnerships across agencies and sectors.
• Manage the Board's budget, communications and staff.
• Ensure voices of people with lived experience influence priorities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Partnership building

Influencing

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council invites applications for the role of Business Manager for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Adults Board. You will lead the day-to-day work programme, support the Independent Chair and provide senior-level safeguarding expertise across local partners.

The role requires strategic thinking, partnership building and strong analytical skills, with experience in safeguarding and governance highly valued.