Partner Engagement Officer

Research in Practice; Highweek, Sheffield; Híbrido; GBP 21.000 - 34.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible Working

Winter Holiday Closure & Break

Employee Assistance Programme

Descripción de la vacante

National Children’s Bureau (RiP) is seeking a Partner Engagement Officer on a permanent, 21-hour-per-week basis. The role is homebased with hybrid options across RiP offices and remote work in the UK.

You will engage partner organisations, support learning networks, and contribute to workforce development in social care, health and education. The role sits within the Research in Practice team, collaborating across adults and child and family services.

Formación

• Experience collaborating with partner organisations and networks is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Engage partner organisations within the Research in Practice Partnership Network to build learning cultures.
• Support the implementation of evidence-informed workforce development across all levels of seniority.

Descripción del empleo

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

We are currently recruiting a Partner Engagement Officer to join us on a permanent, part-time basis (21 hours per week).

Partner Engagement Officer (Research in Practice)

Contract: Permanent

Work Pattern: Part Time, 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE).

Salary: £34,408 per annum, FTE (£20,665 per annum for 21 hours per week)

Location: Homebased – however NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working, staff can work remotely or from our Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 or Central Sheffield Research in Practice offices if they wish

About the Role

Research in Practice (RiP) works with organisations across social care, health, criminal justice and education to support professional learning. We create learning opportunities and resources by interpreting the latest research evidence, working with professionals to share practice wisdom, and listening to people with lived experience, in order to achieve positive outcomes for people of all ages.

This role is in our Partner Engagement Team which works with member organisations in the Research in Practice Partnership Network to build learning cultures and make best use of their membership offer. This role works across adults and child and family services and supports the implementation of evidence-informed workforce development across all levels of seniority.

Research in Practice

Research in Practice is part of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) family. Research in Practice has over 30 years’ experience working with and for professionals in the social care, health, criminal justice and higher education sectors offering resources, learning opportunities and specialist expertise.

Our aim is to support professional learning to enable people – children, young people, families, adults, carers and communities – to live good lives.

About NCB

For more than 60 years, the National Children’s Bureau has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.

Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how we improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

The Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Monday, 2nd November 2026

Interested?

We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.