Are you an experienced social researcher who is keen to see their work inform local and national policy and practice, in order to improve the response to child sexual abuse in England and Wales? If so, read on for an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team as a Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse.
We are looking for someone to lead elements of the CSA Centre's research and evaluation work. You will be part of a research team working closely with experienced practitioners to undertake and commission research on child sexual abuse. You will be responsible for planning, undertaking, overseeing and commissioning research and evaluation projects on child sexual abuse and the service response to sexually abused children and young people. Experience of planning and delivering relevant research and evaluation projects using a range of methodologies is required, as is skill in presenting research results to diverse audiences in a range of user-friendly formats. You should have experience of working with professionals engaged with social work, police, education, voluntary sector services for children or adult survivors of sexual abuse, criminal justice or healthcare.
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Home based with regular travel required, usually to London. Applications for part-time working or for secondment will be considered.About us
We are the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (the CSA Centre). Our aim is to create a future where children are free from the threat and harm of sexual abuse by radically improving how we prevent and respond to the issue through really understanding its causes, scope, scale and impact.
Funded by the Home Office and hosted by Barnardo's, we are an independent organisation and will challenge any barriers, assumptions, taboos and ways of working that prevent us from increasing our understanding and improving our approach to tackling child sexual abuse.
We are focused on building knowledge and understanding by:
- Collating and analysing existing research, policy, practice and the real experiences of those affected, and filling the gaps we identify with new research, insights and analysis;
- Using that evidence and insight to challenge and improve existing policy and practice, develop new approaches and increase everyone's knowledge and confidence to more effectively tackle the issue.
Interviews are scheduled for: To be confirmed
If you are interested and would like a chat with someone currently part of the team, please contact Louise Middleton (louise.middleton@csacentre.org.uk) who will arrange this.
The CSA Centre is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented at the CSA Centre.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.
