Early Years Partnerships and Project Manager - Fixed Term

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29.6 hours per week

Fixed Term

Up to March 2025 in the first instance, with possible extension subject to continued funding.

Are you a creative, pro-active and well-organised professional with broad knowledge and experience of integrated working in the early years sector?

Would you like the opportunity to help shape the delivery of innovative, coherent and impactful support services for babies, toddlers and their families?

If so, this could be the job for you!

The Role

Working as part of the Early Years and Childcare Team and in partnership with colleagues from across the sector, the successful candidate will take a lead role in ensuring programmes and interventions are delivered in line with commissioned arrangements and grant terms and conditions, as well as supporting the continual improvement and increased effectiveness of services.

The post-holder will play a pivotal role in collaborative work with partners from a wide range of internal and commissioned services work to further develop universal, targeted and specialist support and interventions to meet the needs of local families with early years children.

This is an exciting opportunity for a knowledgeable and forward-thinking individual to use their talent and experience to make a lasting impact on cross sector developments in early years services in, and beyond Bridgend.

Why you?

You are a passionate about early intervention and making a difference to children's life chances.

You have a well-developed knowledge of early years services and experience of implementing new ideas and innovations.

You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely, in both written and spoken form.

You are an effective networker, able to quickly build trust and establish credibility with delivery partners.

If you believe as strongly as we do in the importance of the Early Years and you are excited by this challenge, we want to hear from you. A discussion with our Early Years and Childcare Manager, Stephanie Thomas, is warmly encouraged and easily arranged. Please contact stephanie.thomas@bridgend.gov.uk to ask any questions you have or to organise an appointment for an informal conversation.

This is a hybrid role, with the post-holders time divided between home, our office-base at Corneli Integrated Children's Centre and meetings and events held across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region. Applicants should be aware that, as this post will require travel throughout Bridgend and the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region

If you feel you have the necessary skills, experience and passion to thrive in what promises to be a varied, exciting and fast-paced role, we look forward to receiving your application.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 17 July 2024

Shortlisting Date: 18 July 2024

Interview Date: 25 July 2024

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