Project Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Description

As a Project officer you'll thrive on improving safeguarding outcomes for children and young people in the city.

You will be part of the Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) Business Unit contributing to the priorities and responsibilities set out by the Safeguarding Partnership.

This post will play a key role in the delivery of child safeguarding practice reviews, child death reviews, quality assurance, audit activity and promoting learning across the city.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you
As a _Project Officer_ you will bring to the role:

Able to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to move from concept through to project implementation and evaluation.
Analytical skills, including the ability to gather, interpret, present complex data from a range of sources
Effective presentation skills, both written and verbal.

About the role

Leeds is one of the best local authorities in England for protecting children and has a strong approach to continually improve services for children and families in the city.

As our next Project Officer you'll support the LSCP in implementing its work plan in line with its responsibilities under Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

You will work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team within the LSCP Business Unit to maintain strong links with other agencies responsible for the safety and well-being of children and young people, identify improvements to the safeguarding system and measure the impact of learning from reviews.

What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays

- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply
Please upload your CV and complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Children and Families at Leeds City Council

As a council our ambition is to be the Best City in the UK for the future of Leeds, and we want Leeds to be the best city for children and young people to grow up in.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We promote diversity and want our workforce to reflect the population of Leeds.
Throughout the council, our work and behaviours are influenced by our council values of:

working as a team for Leeds

- being open, honest, and trusted
- working with all communities
- treating people fairly
- spending money wisely

Visit Child Friendly Leeds to find out how we are working with people and organisations across Leeds to achieve our vision for children and young people.

Job Purpose

Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people through its multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

The post-holder, as part of the LSCP Business Unit you will contribute to the prioritises and responsibilities of the LSCP by supporting the coordination of child safeguarding practice reviews, rapid reviews, audits, and child death reviews.

Support the implementation of learning and evaluate impact from a range of LSCP activities.

Supporting the management of projects on behalf of Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership, including utilising and coordinating resources from across the Partnership.

Responsibilities

Support, coordinate and deliver identified projects or work streams.
Collect and collate relevant information from partner agencies to support the work of the LSCP.
Effectively work within multidisciplinary teams to drive forward delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality
Identify learning and support the partnership to implement and evaluate.
Maintain manual and digital records accurately collating and processing sensitive and secure data and information from a variety of sources in accordance with the requirements