Recruitment Transformation and Evaluation Lead (Fixed-Term Contract)

Contract: Fixed term contract of 5 months, ideal start date in January 2025.

Location: Travel to our offices in central London will be required however this role would be suitable for applicants based anywhere nationally.

We are also advertising this role as a freelance/consultancy opportunity, which you can apply for on our website.

Job description

Each year, we receive up to 20,000 registrations and 9000 applications for Approach Social Work, a three-year child protection social work training programme.

Our selection and assessment process is critical to success, ensuring we select the right applicants for one of 500 places on the programme. We are looking for a contractor to join us and to conduct a review of the selection process used to recruit participants on to Approach, and identify improvements, efficiencies and explore new technologies/approaches.

We are open to candidates from a range of backgrounds this role would be well suited to individuals with experience in evaluation, research, project management or consultancy work.

We recognise that this is a unique role and that the ideal candidate may meet some, but not all the experience or skills listed in this job pack. Don t let that automatically put you off applying.

A little bit about you

We re looking for an experienced Project Management and Evaluation professional to transform our recruitment process for social workers.

For this role, we re looking for someone who can take on and drive a large projects, conduct, synthesise and present research, and is interested in how we can make our recruitment processes as effective and efficient as they can be, for the next generation of social workers.

In order to be eligible for this opportunity, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Right to work in the UK

If you have relevant experience and feel you would be able to deliver the objectives of this project, we d love to hear from you. If you would like more information on the project or to discuss if this is a good fit for you please contact Madeleine Auer, Head of Recruitment (please see add for contact email)

Please see the job pack for full description of the role and required criteria.

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as 'ChatGPT' etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.