Project Officer – Children’s Social Care Reforms

Project Officer – Children’s Social Care Reforms
£250 – £275 per day (inside IR35) via Umbrella
South London Local Authority
5-6 months initial interim
Full time role – hybrid Working (2-3 days in office)
 
CVs are being reviewed immediately, and interviews will take place week commencing receipt of applications.
 
Baltimore Consulting are supporting a South London Local Authority who are seeking a Project Officer to support the delivery of high-impact projects aligned with the national Children’s Social Care Reforms. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with project coordination or delivery experience in public sector transformation, particularly within children’s services or social care.
 
Your role as Project Officer – Children’s Social Care Reforms:

• Support the delivery of key projects aligned to the national Children’s Social Care Reforms, including Family Help, Multi‑Agency Child Protection Teams, and Family‑Led Decision Making.
• Assist with project planning, coordination and tracking to ensure milestones, risks and dependencies are well managed.
• Contribute to the development of business cases, project plans, reports and improvement documentation.
• Monitor progress and provide updates to senior leaders, government bodies, and multi‑agency partners.
• Support statutory returns, inspection readiness activity and internal performance reporting.
• Undertake research, data analysis and feasibility studies to inform local transformation plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships across children’s services, partners and external stakeholders.
• Strengthen project delivery and organisational learning by supporting continuous improvement across Slough Children First

 
Your previous experience as a Project Officer:

• Experience in project support, coordination or transformation, ideally within children’s services, local government, or the wider public sector.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities.
• Confident working with data, reports, business cases and analytical information.
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive, detail‑focused approach with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced programme environment.
• Comfortable supporting high‑profile projects and reporting into senior leaders.
• An understanding of children’s social care, safeguarding, or public sector change programmes (desirable)

 
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who may be a good fit, please contact Lucy Connick or Will Smith on 0117 313 7110 or apply today.
(We offer a referral scheme for successfully placed recommendations – feel free to get in touch!)
Our clients are committed to building an inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be fully supported during the recruitment and onboarding process.

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