Childcare Expansion and Start for Life Project Manager | Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 0FJ

An Excellent Opportunity…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

Are you passionate about the early years and improving the lives of children? Would you like to play a key role in the implementation of new early education and wraparound entitlements in Brent?

If so, we are looking for an exceptional candidate with early years experience to deliver project management of the early years expansion, the wraparound offer and the Family Hubs and Start for Life programmes, each of which are at different stages of their project life cycles.

You will be responsible for co-ordinating the overall direction, implementation, control and completion of these programmes. You will work in partnership with schools, the Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) early years sector including childminders as well as Public Health, Family Wellbeing Centre operational and Early Years teams and other internal and external partners to ensure that Brent Council’s statutory duties are carried out and delivered effectively.

You will work in partnership with schools, , the Private Voluntary and Independent (PVI) sector including childminders as well as Public Health, Family Wellbeing Centre operational and Early Years teams and other internal and external partners to ensure that the LA’s statutory duties are carried out and delivered effectively.

The Person

Are you…

Passionate about high quality service delivery
An experienced and highly effective project manager within the Early Years sector
Have you…

A demonstrable track record in project management
Worked effectively in multi – agency contexts
Experience of working in management within an early help and intervention context
Can you…

Manage change within a climate of uncertainty
Develop strong partnerships, utilising trust in others’ professional expertise
We can offer you…

A unique opportunity to improve the life chances of others
The chance to work in a dynamic, solution focused and friendly team

Closing date: 25 August 2024 (23:59)

Additional Information

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

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