Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it's the reason our Children's Services team push themselves to transform the lives of children and families – in person, in service centres nationwide, and through the knowledge they share. Join us as an Associate Head of Training & Consultancy and make a contribution that means everything.

About the role

Are you an experienced safeguarding leader looking for an opportunity to shape the future of a high-impact national service? Do you want to help organisations create safer cultures and better outcomes for children and young people?

This is an exciting fixed-term opportunity to lead our Training & Consultancy function within Professional Learning Services. Reporting to the Head of Product Development & Delivery, you'll lead a team of safeguarding professionals, trainers and consultants delivering training and consultancy services to organisations across the UK.

This fixed-term role has been created to provide leadership and stability during an exciting period of strategic development for the NSPCC. The role will play a key part in delivering our current priorities while helping shape the future direction of our training and consultancy services.

You'll play a key role in improving safeguarding practice, supporting organisational change, driving commercial growth and helping us assess the future needs of this service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of high-quality safeguarding training and consultancy services.
• Managing and developing a team of safeguarding professionals and specialist associates.
• Driving service quality, operational performance and continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, clients and partner organisations.
• Supporting the delivery of commissioned programmes, contracts and consultancy projects.
• Representing the NSPCC externally and influencing safeguarding practice at a senior level.
• Identifying opportunities to grow our reach, impact and income through professional services.
• Ensuring our products and services continue to deliver meaningful outcomes for children.

About you

Are you a highly credible safeguarding professional with experience of leading consultancy or training services? Can you inspire teams, build trusted relationships and navigate complex organisational challenges?

We're looking for someone who can bring:

• Significant expertise in safeguarding and child protection policy and practice.
• Experience leading professional training, consultancy or advisory services.
• A successful track record of managing high-performing teams and complex programmes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making.
• Commercial awareness, including experience with contracts, tenders, budgets or commissioned services.
• Strong operational and project management skills.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership.
• A passion for improving safeguarding outcomes and helping organisations create lasting change.

If you're looking for an opportunity to combine safeguarding expertise, commercial leadership and social impact while helping shape the future direction of an important service, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.