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Position Title: Programme Officer - Systems Improvement

Location: London Fields, Hackney

Status: Permanent. 35 hours per week.

Salary: (Band 4)£35,886.00 per annum, with 3 years of annual salary increment increases. Generous benefits package including annual salary review, 30 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, and 3 days of Christmas closure.

For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

Our Programme Officer role is vital to the smooth running of our Systems Improvement team’s projects. You will be a key part of our delivery which focuses on supporting multi-agency local area partnerships to improve their SEND systems & processes. In particular, we see a key element of this role as supporting our work which supports local areas to improve inclusion in all of their educational settings.

Programme Officers are given discrete elements of projects to lead and deliver with engagement from other team members and an identified project lead. One day you might be co-facilitating a focus group with parent carers to understand the current strengths and challenges of co-production in a specific local area; and the next, analysing a local area’s data to shape the next steps of a project improving outcomes for children with special educational needs and disability.

This role will support the delivery of and take responsibility for identified elements of NCB and Council For Disabled Children’s (CDC) multi-agency SEND Systems Improvement contracts, which aim to improve practice and in turn influence policy. You will work with a variety of stakeholders including the Department for Education, Parent Carer Representative bodies and Integrated Care Systems from across England alongside local authorities working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.

To apply for this position, please complete and return a completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form by email to jobs@ncb.org.uk. Applications close at 08:00am on 5th December 2024.

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

Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Thursday, 12th December 2024. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

*Please note - role may close early depending on high number of applications, please enter your application as soon as possible.*

NCB is an equal opportunities employer and we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and male candidates, as we would like to increase the representation of these groups at NCB. We strive for our workforce to be representative of the communities that we serve and we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

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