Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs, England and UK

Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment (12 months) | Hybrid with at least 1 day in London

Ready to make a difference in children's lives? Join us!

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Policy and Public Affairs team to drive our position as influential, informed and powerful voice for change. 

We're looking for an Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs to join us and help lead progress that truly matters. This is an exciting leadership opportunity within a high-performing team, offering a chance to lead a team working across a number of key policy areas including children protection and children's social care, early years, child sexual abuse, education, and support for young victims and witnesses of abuse.

In this key role, you'll work to make sure policy frameworks and laws are fit for purpose in preventing and tackling child abuse and neglect. As a passionate advocate for the NSPCC's mission, you'll lead a team of policy and public affairs specialists, ensuring the NSPCC remains a credible and authoritative voice on key issues. You will lead colleagues to deliver high-quality policy research and drive influencing strategies that create real change.

You'll need to demonstrate strong leadership skills, particularly in managing high-performing teams in a fast-paced policy environment. With excellent communication and advocacy abilities, you'll be confident engaging with senior internal stakeholders, government officials, and sector experts to influence decisions that protect children from harm.

This is a real opportunity to make a difference to children's lives, but we also like to reward our people by offering a great working environment, being part of a friendly and supportive team, and offering stimulating and challenging work, with plenty of development opportunities.  We offer a variety of rewards and benefits including: generous annual leave, flexible working, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that matters, and that impacts millions of young lives.

This is a fixed-term role where you'll be stepping in for 12 months to cover a key leadership position while the post holder is on maternity leave. If you're ready to take up a leadership role and drive meaningful change for children, we'd love to hear from you. We are also considering secondment opportunities.