Interim Head of Safeguarding

Arbuthnot Yon Ltd; États-Unis; À distance; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Arbuthnot Yon Ltd is seeking a Head of Safeguarding for an interim, remote role with occasional travel. You will lead safeguarding across multiple jurisdictions, setting the framework and providing oversight to ensure safe, compliant, high-quality practice.

You will build relationships with operational leaders, regulators and the board, turning incidents into improvements and reporting evidence-based insights to governance forums.

Qualifications

• In-depth safeguarding knowledge from early years, education, children's services, or similar regulated settings.
• Senior experience implementing safeguarding/compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven track record leading specialist teams in assurance, audit, inspection, or compliance.
• Credible, confident influencer capable of challenging at board level.
• Calm, resilient, evidence-based approach with passion for safeguarding excellence.

Responsabilités

• Own a coherent safeguarding framework embedding group standards with local requirements across jurisdictions.
• Lead Compliance & Reporting function and a team delivering unannounced inspections.
• Translate incidents, investigations and regulatory findings into themes and learning.
• Produce clear, evidence-based reporting for senior leadership, Group and board governance forums.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including regulators and the board.

Connaissances

Safeguarding knowledge

Senior leadership

Multi-site experience

Board-level influence

Evidence-based approach

Description du poste

Head of Safeguarding – Interim | Remote with occasional travel

This is an interim role, available either as a temp to perm opportunity, or interim for the lifecycle of the permanent recruitment process. Timescale is therefore dependent upon the successful permanent appointment and we are interested in hearing from candidates who are immediately available or at short notice.

I'm delighted to be partnering with a growing, multi-site organisation where safeguarding is seen as a leadership priority, not just a compliance requirement.

The Head of Safeguarding role is a senior, high-impact opportunity where you will be the functional lead for safeguarding across multiple jurisdictions. With a wide brief and high level of responsibility, you will lead the independent, second-line safeguarding function, setting the framework, providing oversight and assurance, and giving operational leaders the constructive challenge they need to deliver safe, compliant, high-quality practice.

What you'll be doing:

• Owning a coherent safeguarding framework that embeds Group standards alongside local legal and regulatory requirements across each jurisdiction
• Leading the Compliance & Reporting function and a team of Compliance Assurance Inspectors delivering an unannounced, evidence-based inspection programme
• Turning incidents, investigations and regulatory findings into themes, insight and lasting improvements to standards, guidance and learning
• Producing clear, evidence-based reporting for senior leadership, Group and board-level governance forums
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders at every level, from on-site teams and operational leaders to regulators, Group and the board

What we're looking for:

• In-depth safeguarding knowledge, ideally from early years, education, children's services or a similarly regulated environment
• Senior experience in a large, multi-site organisation, implementing and overseeing safeguarding or compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
• A track record of leading specialist teams, ideally covering assurance, audit, inspection or compliance
• The credibility and confidence to influence and challenge constructively, up to and including board level
• A calm, resilient and evidence-based approach, with a real passion for safeguarding excellence

The role is remote, with occasional travel to sites and head office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that values and empowers its members whilst providing an extremely supportive and friendly working environment.

Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.