Senior Practice Development Adviser
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,300 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | London / Hybrid, SW1H 9EA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | NFP People Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7391 |
Summary
Senior Practice Development Adviser (x2 fixed term contracts)
We're looking for two Senior Practice Development Advisers to help support children's services across the country. These roles are crucial in ensuring the evidence about what improves children's outcomes shapes local services. You will help to ensure that the work of charity is in tune with the challenges and opportunities in local areas. .
These roles also provide an opportunity to shape the next phase of the organisation's national work, as it prepares to launch a new offer for local authorities and their partners. If you bring experience from social work or children's services and are passionate about using evidence, this is your chance to step into a national role and apply those skills to shape policy, improve services, and drive change every day, all while maintaining your connection to practice.
You'll work within a multidisciplinary team, promote evidence-based approaches, and collaborate with senior leaders in local areas to improve outcomes for children and families. Expect variety, learning, and a clear purpose from day one.
This is an invaluable opportunity to learn, influence, and ultimately have an impact on children and families.
- Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Salary £53,300 per annum
- X2 fixed term contracts: 1x 18 months and 1x 12 months(maternity cover)
- National remit (Secondments welcomed)
- London/Hybrid - with some travel nationally
About the organisation:
Join an organisation that values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. With people are at the heart of everything it does, the charity believes it is vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of stakeholders, and the wider society in the UK, and actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. The team also work in a hybrid and flexible way and recognises the importance of a good work-life balance. This is a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together everyone can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high-quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders, the team provide practical solutions and encourage change. This is an organisation with ambitious aims and people are essential to its success.This role is unable to offer visa sponsorship. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying.If you want excellent salaries, learning and development opportunities, and a great office location situated in the heart of St James', then apply today. Please see the job pack for more information, including how to register to a drop in session to learn more about the role.Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025, 23:59Interviews (in person): Week commencing 23 June 2025