Senior Research and Development Officer

Senior Research and Development Officer
Advertising Reference: 2412
Location: Hybrid working from Devon or Sheffield. Home based within UK for the right candidate.
Status: Permanent, 35 hours per week. Open to part-time 0.8 FTE 
Salary: (Band 5) £39,623 (National weighting) with generous benefits package including 30 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, and 3 days of Christmas closure

Research in Practice is now part of the National Children’s Bureau. For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

Research in Practice works with and for organisations across child and family and adults social care, health, criminal justice and higher education sectors, offering resources, learning opportunities and specialist expertise. We aim to support their learning to enable people – children, young people, families, adults, carers and communities – to live good lives. Our focus is on using evidence from research, practice and lived experience to provide learning resources for workforce and professional development, and for policy, practice and service improvement. 

We are looking for a talented Senior Research and Development Officer to join our children and families team at Research in Practice. In this role you will co-lead a small, dedicated team of Research and Development Officers to develop and deliver accessible content and learning activities that promote evidence-informed practice and policy across child and family social care, youth and family justice. These resources support both self-directed and facilitated learning as part of our annual delivery programme for our partners. You will also be involved in bidding for and the delivery of commissioned project work. 

As our ideal candidate you will:

• Have an up to date understanding of current research and sector developments related to child and family social care, family and youth justice
• Have strong written and editorial skills and be capable of distilling complex information into accessible and robust resources
• Thrive in collaborative environments working with both internal and external colleagues to deliver outputs
• Have experience of managing and supporting the work and development of others
• Be skilled in managing multiple projects effectively and confident in overseeing project workflows, including scoping, commissioning and quality assuring work
• Be capable of using project management systems to track progress and measure the impact of your team’s work
• Above all, you will share our passion for helping others to use evidence to improve the lives of people of all ages.

Applications close at 08:00am on Tuesday 18th February.

Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Friday 7th March. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please quote the job title and reference number in your application. CVs will not be accepted.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.