Part of the Ministry of Justice, this post in the Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales runs the day-to-day work of a new advisory panel for adult survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation. The postholder leads participation, facilitation and wraparound support, keeping members safe and prepared while their insight feeds into government policy. It is a two-year temporary appointment that needs strong trauma-informed, survivor-centred experience, plus grant and supplier management. Candidates must remain civil servants until they accept an offer.
What the job involves
- Lead a safe, trauma-informed participation model, building safeguarding, wellbeing and psychological safety into all panel activity
- Deliver onboarding for panel members on purpose, ways of working, support, boundaries and safeguarding routes
- Act as the key contact for members, with regular check-ins, post-engagement debriefs and clear routes to raise concerns
- Hold accountability for risk management, recording, escalating and reviewing safeguarding and wellbeing concerns, working with the clinical support provider
- Lead a pipeline of engagement workstreams with government and cross-government officials, timed to inform policy
- Frame each engagement clearly, prepare members beforehand and make activity accessible and flexible
- Brief officials, ministers and partners before sessions and manage session dynamics to protect members
- Oversee the panel's terms of reference, code of conduct and operating processes, and integrate it into government governance with the Home Office
- Promote cross-government learning and training on trauma-informed engagement and identify barriers to survivor involvement
- Manage the grant agreement, monitor spend, oversee quarterly reporting and lead supplier management for clinical support and training
- Track KPIs, keep impact and learning logs, run feedback loops and produce an annual impact summary
- Oversee panel communications and media handling with the Head of Communications, and line manage the Network Engagement Lead
Experience
- Trauma-informed, survivor-centred participation experience, including with adult victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, sexual violence, domestic abuse, exploitation or related trauma
- Grant management, budget monitoring, supplier management, quarterly reporting or delivery assurance
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of child sexual abuse, its impact on victims and survivors, and trauma-informed, survivor-centred approaches
- Understanding of safeguarding, psychological safety and support needs, including boundaries, risk management and conflict resolution
- Designing, preparing and facilitating ethical engagement so people with lived experience can take part safely and meaningfully
- Working with senior stakeholders, including government and statutory partners, to influence decisions and challenge poor practice
- Translating lived experience insight into clear themes, learning and practical recommendations
- Planning, communication and delivery, including managing a pipeline, writing accessible materials and using feedback to improve practice
Checks & eligibility
- Employed as a civil servant at the point of accepting an offer
Nice to have
- Qualifications in safeguarding, social work, counselling or psychology, or demonstrable sector-based experience
- Experience developing guidance, training or capability-building materials on trauma-informed or survivor-centred engagement
- Experience working with clinical support providers or specialist therapeutic services in a participation or engagement model
What’s offered
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of 60% of working time in an office
- Compressed hours working option
- Annual leave of 25 days
- Temporary Responsibility allowance for Ministry of Justice staff on detached duty, if appropriate
- Flexible working system in many offices
- Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria
- Reserve list for 12 months, allowing future vacancies to be filled without a new competition
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
