Service Manager – Strategic Lead Best Start in Life Family Hubs

Overview

As Service Manager – Strategic Lead for Best Start in Life Family Hubs, you will shape the future of services for children, babies and families across Halton. You will provide strategic leadership to develop and coordinate the Best Start in Life programme, ensuring a high-quality, accessible, joined-up Family Hub offer. You will work with health, education and community partners, align delivery with national guidance and local priorities, and manage funding to demonstrate value for money. You will monitor progress with data and feedback, translating national requirements into local delivery while centering the voices of families.

Pay / Benefits

• 34 days annual leave
• LGPS pension scheme
• 3x salary life cover
• personal development investment
• free car parking at HBC sites
• flexible working

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across the Best Start in Life programme and coordinate key workstreams
• Oversee funding and resources to ensure value for money and delivery against outcomes
• Develop strategies, delivery plans, and governance/impact reports for senior leaders and partners
• Monitor progress using data and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement
• Lead cross-sector partnership work across health, early years, education, children’s services, public health and voluntary/community sectors
• Ensure the voices of children, parents and carers are reflected in service design and development
• Translate national requirements into local delivery and influence partners to achieve shared outcomes
• Carry out some operational management duties across programmes and workstreams

Key requirements

• Strong programme management experience
• Financial management and funding oversight
• Partnership development and stakeholder engagement
• Proven ability to write reports and present to governance bodies
• Ability to translate national guidance into local delivery
• Experience working across health, education and community services

• Leadership and decisiveness
• Collaborative mindset and relationship-building
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Programme management
• Budget/financial management
• Data analysis and reporting

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