About the role
The Household Advice and Support Team (HAST) was developed to respond to the Cost of Living crisis and to support residents experiencing immediate financial hardship. The team is responsible for the delivery of the Household Support Fund, a grant that has been awarded by HM Government to help those in need and most affected.
The team is currently undergoing service transformation in preparation for the future as part of Cambridgeshire County Council's strategic ambition to 'help people out of poverty and income inequality'
What will you be doing?
As a Service Development Manager you will be working with the HAST management team to lead on the implementation of the project plan to help refine and enhance the service offer.
In addition, you will also be responsible for the day to day management of Cambridgeshire County Council's implementation of the national Household Support Fund grant including collating and submitting national Management Information returns.
You will be responsible for keeping key stakeholders briefed and ensuring all elements of the project plan and service development are on track and escalate issues to senior members of the team where required.
Cambridgeshire County Council has seven ambitions to help achieve it's vision of "Creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire" therefore you will need to work closely with the Anti-Poverty Strategic Lead to ensure the HAST service development continues to align with organisational priorities.
About you
You will require a good understanding of programme and project management, with strong communication skills for a variety of stakeholders. You will have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work will both in a team and independently. You recognise and appreciate the challenges many residents are facing as a result of the cost of living crisis and have a real passion for problem solving.
Please note this is a fixed term role until the end of March 2024 with the possibility of an extension to 31st March 2025
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 31st July
If you would like any further information on this role, please contact the Anti-Poverty Strategic Lead Nikitta Vanterpool - nikitta.vanterpool@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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