At the NSPCC, we believe every childhood is worth fighting for. With over 100 years of experience, and the collective strength of our staff, volunteers, supporters, and partners, we're working to end child abuse and neglect for good. 

We encourage everyone across the organisation to get involved, feel confident in championing our cause, and help us grow the support we need to protect children and give them the futures they deserve. 

If you're motivated by purpose and want to contribute to creating a safer, brighter world for every child, why not apply for our role as a Senior Strategic Performance Officer. 

What is the purpose of the Senior Strategic Performance Officer?

The Senior Strategic Performance Officer.  plays a key role in leading the charity's performance and impact work and supports our strategic planning and communications.

This role plays a key part in supporting the NSPCC's mission. You'll contribute by:  

• Regularly reporting progress against the organisational strategy, celebrating successes and highlighting areas that require leadership focus, enabling clear communication on the difference the NSPCC is making for children.
• Collaborating closely with the strategy delivery team and wider colleagues to support broader strategic initiatives, like evolving the reporting process and the business planning cycle, to support the overall outcomes and goals of our strategy.

What will I be doing as a Senior Strategic Performance Officer? 

You'll lead on reporting NSPCC's progress against its corporate strategy, turning data into meaningful insights that inform decision-making and drive improvement. You'll collaborate across teams, influence performance best practice, and produce engaging reports and dashboards tailored to different audiences. With a focus on strategic delivery, you'll help shape and enhance our performance framework, ensuring our work remains aligned with our mission to protect children and create lasting change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on the performance reporting and target setting process - contributing to the preparation of strategic papers for leadership and help teams use data to drive impact.
• Maintaining and evolving our performance tracking – by improving data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring compliance, and driving insights to strengthen impact.
• Supporting the delivery of strategic communications - by providing timely insights on NSPCC's impact and collaborating to share progress in engaging accessible formats.
• Playing an active role in strategic and operational initiatives – to help drive organisational progress, including strategy development and performance reviews.

What skills do I need to be a Senior Strategic Performance Officer? 
We are looking for a confident strategic thinker with strong analytical and written communication skills, able to turn complex data into clear insights and compelling narratives. The ideal candidate will be confident working with both qualitative and quantitative data, experienced in producing reports and dashboards, and skilled in using Excel and data visualisation tools. Experience with Power BI is desirable but not essential. Highly organised, creative, and proactive, they'll identify opportunities to improve performance reporting and build collaborative relationships across the organisation.

Key skills and experience include:

• High-level of analytical skills - experience of analysing qualitative and quantitative data, drawing out insights, trends, and recommendations.

• High-level of written skills- experience of producing top-level and detailed reports, briefings, dashboards, and presentations for a variety of audiences.
  
  
• Substantial experience of using Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel. Preferable experience of using data visualisation such as charts and information graphics to improve communication.
  
  
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills - including forming and sustaining collaborative working relationships with stakeholders. Comfortable working with senior stakeholders, with an ability to encourage and inspire others to build buy-in to our strategy and plans.

Ready to apply? 

Please click the button ‘apply' to start your journey. You can find more information on our Career page.  

Still have questions about the role? 

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Lauren Rushton, Associate Head of Strategy Delivery Lauren.Rushton@nspcc.org.uk