Partnership Officer in Woolwich

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Job Reference royalgreenwich/TP/1180/1174

Number of Roles:

1

Type of Role:

Fixed-term

Fixed-Term for 2 years

35

Main Location:

The Woolwich Centre

Closing Date:

10/11/2026

Job Category:

Quality improvement

Region / Division:

The Woolwich Centre

Directorate:

Job Introduction

Are you looking to make a positive impact on the lives of children and their families? Do you enjoy making improvements to the way things are done? Are you a team player who can motivate those that you work with? Then we have an opportunity for you…

Greenwich Children’s Services is an exciting place to work and we are ambitious for our children and families. We put children, young people and families at the centre of everything we do and pride ourselves on delivering effective values driven services, relentlessly focused on continuous improvement.

As a member of the Projects and Partnership Service, which sits within the Quality Improvement Division, you will be responsible for helping continue to shape and deliver our new Quality Improvement Framework as well as managing a portfolio of projects to improve the lives of children, young people and families.

We are looking for a Partnerships Officer who will sit within one of our Innovation and Improvement teams who will lead on implementing the social care reforms for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) alongside our Inclusion, Learning and Achievement division and external change partner.

The role will have a strong focus on developing effective partnership governance across our education, health services and social care as well as with parents/carers that drives continuous improvement for our children with SEND.

Recent projects and initiatives delivered by the Projects and Partnership Service have included:

- Opening a new children’s home for adolescent young people

- A dedicated Mentoring programme for children in our care and our care leavers

- Developing an in-house service for participation which leads on ensures the insight from children, young people and familiesis aligned to strategic decision making.

Sitting at the heart of the Children’s Services Directorate, you will be part of a team responsible for enabling, introducing, and ensuring the sustainment of continuous improvement activities alongside delivering bespoke innovation and improvement projects that support the delivery of effective and efficient services.

We are looking for someone who thrives in working in fast-paced environments, is comfortable working with senior leaders and is able to challenge conventional ways of working whilst motivating and leading multi-disciplinary project teams to bring lasting positive change.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

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