Programme Officer - Systems Improvement

Position Title : Programme Officer – Systems Improvement Advertising Reference : 2408 Location : London Fields, Hackney, E8 3PN 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 this children’s charity has been building a better childhood for all. The charity’s Programme Officer role is vital to the smooth running of their 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, the organisation sees a key element of this role as supporting their 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 the charity’s 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. Applications close at 08:00am on 5th December Please quote the job title and reference number in your application. CVs will not be accepted. Assessment and interviews to be conducted on 12th December. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *Please note – this role my close early if high number of applications are entered. Please enter your application as early as possible.* Interested? Please click the job board apply button to be taken to the next stage where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions (you may need to scroll down). The charity is an equal opportunities employer and they particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and male candidates, as they would like to increase the representation of these groups within the organisation. The charity strives for their workforce to be representative of the communities that they serve, and they know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children. No agencies please.