Early Years Funding Officer LBHF624156 Full Time

Salary range: £43,308 – £45,852 per annum

Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9XY

Hours per week: 36.00

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 

Closing date: 1 June 2026

Interview date: 4 June 2026

Contact details for Informal discussion: Philippa Marshall, Early Years Advisory Team Leader via email on PHILIPPA.MARSHALL@LBHF.GOV.UK

About The Role

The Early Years Team in Children’s Services are looking for a highly motivated, experienced officer to fulfil the Teams role in principally managing the early years funding offers.

The role will focus on the programme to deliver funded nursery education to the most vulnerable 2 year olds and ensure the under 2s ,2s , 3 and 4 year old funding is run effectively, achieving targets and maximising value for participating families.

You will be expected to liaise closely with the Children’s Service Finance Team including the Head of Finance to ensure that the statutory early years entitlements and other offers are delivered in line with national and local expectations and that delivery of the programmes are effectively communicated with providers

Skills

The Early Years Team are looking for the ideal candidate who can demonstrate a range of skills essential for the role. These include:

• Proven experience of working in an Early Years Team within a Local Authority
• An understanding of the Early Years Sector and the Government Finance Programmes
• A working knowledge of the regulations which govern funded nursery education
• Extensive experience of the Early Years Finance processes including payment schedules, establishing estimated and actual payments, arranging for and supporting headcount dates and portal administration
• The ability to communicate all finance directives to the sector in a concise and easily accessible way
• Follow the Department for Education and H&F Council’s processes when establishing childcare provision for a range of targeted young children
• Be able to offer advice and guidance to colleagues and early years providers as and when required
• To collect and collate data and produce reports on funded childcare provision across the Borough

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Role Specific Qualifications

• Degree or level 4

Our People Values

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair

We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring

We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators

We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven

We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our Commitment To You

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community – it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE .

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.