Safe & Together Implementation Lead (Maternity Cover)

Location: Home-based, with one day per week travel into the Bedford and Croydon offices, with travel to project sites and Respect s office as necessary 200a Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP.

Responsible to: Head of Safe & Together

Salary: Point ; £44,637 to £47,667 (a London Allowance will be applied to employees who live in London of £3,299 plus 6% employers pension subject to an additional minimum 2% contribution by the employee)

We are pleased to offer a starting salary at the beginning point of the salary band. This position offers opportunities for salary increases based on performance and tenure.

Hours: 35 Hours per week, 5 days per week

Job type: Fixed Term; maternity cover starting at the end of July 2025 for 8 months with a possible extension.

About the role:

Respect is looking for a new Safe & Together Implementation Lead to cover maternity leave for the current postholder. This role is primarily based in Croydon and Bedfordshire local authorities. We re looking for someone with demonstrable experience in service delivery within the Children's Services and Domestic Abuse sectors, including monitoring, evaluation, and improvement. You will be a confident planner and negotiator within the sector, providing training, consultations, and coaching.

About you:

• Track record of driving service delivery improvements in the Children's Service relating to Domestic Abuse and children's safeguarding.
• Demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the values, aims and objectives of Respect
• Ability to handle sensitive information, and work with discretion
• Experience in practice development and coaching
• Ability produce briefings for a wide range of actors, and negotiate with key stakeholders within the local authority
• Ability to use your own initiative as well as part of a team

About Respect

Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector. Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 25 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.

Benefits:

• Friendly and collaborative working environment
• Remote working
• 25 to 30 days holidays per annum plus bank holidays (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Contributory pension scheme including 6% employer s contribution (subject to employee s minimum 2% contribution)
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• Occupational sick pay depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to staff discounts

How to apply

Please visit our website for a full job description and person specification, where you can find and complete the application form and equalities monitoring form.

Please ensure that all application submissions are submitted in Word Document format only.

Successful applicants must reside in the United Kingdom.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics, particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

• Black and minoritised people
• Deaf and disabled people

We would also warmly welcome an informal chat about the role, if you are interested but unsure whether you meet the requirements or would be suitable. For more information, please review the job description (see link)

Closing date: 15th May 2025, 23:59

Interviews to take place: Friday, 23rd May 2025. These will be held via Microsoft Teams.