Workforce and Careers Co-ordinator

The Workforce and Careers Co-ordinator is a very important role at the College as you will work on a set of projects with the overall goal of ensuring the provision of the necessary paediatric medical workforce to deliver an excellent standard of service for children and young people in the UK.

As Workforce and Careers Co-ordinator, you will support the Workforce Manager on scoping tasks for relevant projects in line with the departmental operational plan, including creating project plans and defining activities and milestones, whilst ensuring good project management principles, including project deliverables, are adhered to through effective budget, time and risk control.

Taking the lead on allocated Workforce and Careers projects, you will strategise, research and collaborate with internal teams, Workforce Planning Board representatives and external bodies as required, whilst regularly liaising with the Policy teams for both England and the Devolved Nations to ensure all Workforce and Careers output is aligned with College messaging and advocacy.

You will also support the Workforce Manager and Data Analyst on data-based analysis and report writing where necessary, providing regular updates and presenting project progress and/or final output to senior colleagues and the Workforce Planning Board and other Committees and groups where appropriate.

With a good standard of education, you should have experience of working in a research or policy-oriented or a regulated environment, ideally in a health or education related area and have a proven ability to work collaboratively. You should have an awareness of the principles of effective project management, risk mitigation, risk management and governance, and be able to oversee and/or manage committees.

Your excellent research and written skills and ability to develop ideas into workable projects will ensure you are capable of producing data-based or guidance-based reports. You should also have outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to present information, verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner, with excellent attention to detail.

With excellent communication, organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills you will be capable of supporting committees and other governance structures, particularly supporting the delivery of new processes and identifying opportunities for improvement. Experience of working with healthcare professionals or children’s services personnel, along with experience in qualitative data analysis and facilitating focus groups, would be desirable.

The Workforce and Careers team is responsible for workforce planning, promoting paediatrics and supporting members through lifelong careers. The RCPCH sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally.

Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community. The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve.

Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well. The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.

Closing date: 9 April 2025

Interview date: 24 April 2025