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Job DescriptionProject Manager – Families First ProgrammePO7: £61,686 rising in annual increments to £64,938 pa incl. LWFixed Term / Secondment Opportunity for 12 monthsFull Time, Hybrid Working Help us deliver early help that makes a real difference.We’re recruiting a Project Manager to drive delivery across our Families First Programme — coordinating multiple work-streams, strengthening governance, and ensuring our milestones and benefits are realised.About Us:Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London’s largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.About the Team:We are not building another service. We are reshaping how a whole system works for children and families.Our Families First Partnership Programme team sits at the heart of local transformation, bringing together social care, education, health, and community partners to deliver earlier help, stronger relationships, and better outcomes for children.This is a team for people who want to do more than maintain systems; you will help redesign them.Working at pace and with purpose, we are: Driving the shift from crisis response to early, relational, family-led support Building integrated, multi-agency practice that wraps around families; not services Turning national reform into meaningful local change Using insight, data, and frontline intelligence to continuously improve how we work You will be part of a collaborative, ambitious team that operates across organisational boundaries, influences senior leaders, and works directly with practitioners and partners to make change stick.This is complex, high-impact work. It requires curiosity, credibility, and the confidence to challenge and rethink how things have always been done.In return, you will have the opportunity to shape a system that genuinely works better for children, young people, and families; and leaves a lasting legacy.About the Role:You are a delivery-focused project manager who understands how complex local systems actually work.You have led programmes within a local authority or across public sector partners and you know the reality of working across children’s social care, education, health, and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You are comfortable operating at pace, translating national reform into practical delivery on the ground.A track record of delivering complex transformation or improvement programmes within a local authority or multi-agency settingStrong planning discipline, with the ability to turn strategy into clear, deliverable actions.Confidence working with senior leaders, partners, and frontline teams; influencing outcomes, not just reporting progressAbility to stay grounded in practice; you understand how decisions land for families and practitionersYou will be central to delivering Families First locally, shaping how partners work together and ensuring change translates into better outcomes for children and families.You will have relevant project/programme management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, Agile certification) or equivalent experience.You will join a collaborative team focused on early intervention, with hybrid working, professional development, and the chance to improve outcomes for families.What you’ll do: Lead planning and delivery across cross cutting projects Maintain programme governance, RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and delivery plans Ensure benefits, savings, and outcomes are tracked and escalated appropriately Lead assurance reporting to SLT/CSMT/Spending Control Panel Report to boards and senior leaders with clear, actionable information Protect senior leadership capacity for strategic decision‑making Work across Children’s Services, Education, Health and the voluntary sector How to Apply:To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application :JD and Person SpecificationWe operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.Advert closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday, 24 th of MayPlease click here to view: Lambeth Staff BenefitsSuccessful candidates will be asked to apply for a Basic Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbsYou will be required to undertake a Cifas check.Further information about Cifas can be found here CifasContact Information:For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Manyara Walker at mwalker1@lambeth.gov.uk .At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here .
