Safeguarding Partnership Improvement Project Manager

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of adults with care and support needs? Do you thrive in a collaborative, multi-agency environment and have a flair for driving improvement and innovation? If so, we want to hear from you!

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Adult Safeguarding Partnership Board (SSASPB) is a multi-agency partnership that ensures local agencies and professionals in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent work together to effectively safeguard adults from abuse and neglect. To find out more about the Board, visit our website at www.ssaspb.org.uk

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Safeguarding Partnership Improvement Project Manager within the SSASPB team. This is a key role within a small team that is responsible for supporting the smooth running and functions of the partnership board.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking team that values ambition, courage, and empowerment.
• Contribute to meaningful change that improves lives across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
• Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role at the heart of adult safeguarding, apply today and help us shape a safer, more inclusive future for our communities.

As our Safeguarding Partnership Improvement Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering projects that support the Board’s statutory duties and strategic ambitions. You will:

• Design, develop, and deliver multi-agency projects that drive measurable improvements in safeguarding outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with strategic leads to embed the six safeguarding principles into all aspects of Board delivery.
• Develop and maintain data dashboards and performance frameworks to provide assurance and track progress.
• Lead on the creation of systems and processes that support effective project management, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with partners and responsible leads, driving the assurance activity and assessing the impact of learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs)
• Champion a culture of high challenge, support, and values-led change.

This is a fixed-term 12-month post to support the Boards development and planning activity to deliver against our strategic priorities and performance frameworks.

The role is hybrid, with the team working remotely most of the time; there is some requirement for face to face and office attendance across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent on an ad hoc basis.

What We’re Looking For

• Relevant qualifications and experience in project management, performance development.
• Proven experience managing projects in a multi-agency setting, ideally within the health and care sector.
• Strong skills in data management, analysis, and reporting.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• A collaborative, values-led approach with a passion for improving outcomes for adults at risk.
• Intellectual curiosity and a track record of innovation and continuous improvement.
• A broad understanding of safeguarding legislation, requirements, and themes.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held during week commencing 24th November. Please note any dates you are unavailable during this week on your application.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Stephanie Kincaid-Banks, SSASPB Business Manager at stephanie.kincaid-banks2@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.