Senior CPD and Learning Officer; Adults

Overview

Senior CPD and Learning Officer (Adults) – Research in Practice, South Yorkshire

Salary: £40,855 per annum, FTE (£32,684 per annum for 28 hours per week)

Contract:

Permanent

Work Pattern:
Part Time, 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE). We are open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours where possible. Location options include Belfast BT15 + Northern Ireland / Newton Abbot TQ12 + Devon / Sheffield S1 or Remote UK homebased.

For over 60 years the National Children s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

Research in Practice has supported evidence-informed practice in adult social care for 21 years. We now have an opportunity for a Senior Continuing Professional Development and Learning Officer to join our adult s team. This senior role is ideal for an experienced facilitator with substantial experience in adult social care or related sectors. While the position requires engagement with, and understanding of, research it is not a primary research role.

The successful candidate will have experience designing and delivering programmes, whole day workshops, webinars, and other events for a range of audiences, including senior leaders. The role requires a strong understanding of research, policy, ethical and legal frameworks relevant to practice and the ability to translate complex evidence into accessible learning. Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills are essential.

We are keen to hear from potential candidates who have detailed expert knowledge of adult social care and related adult services; knowledge of learning theory and its application to the development of learning activities; experience of developing and facilitating all-day workshops and other learning programmes and events with social care professionals; experience of leading quality assurance of learning activities and ensuring the quality of the work of others;

a commitment to developing the work of others and sharing learning; a personal commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice, and involving people with lived experience in effective, ethical and evidence-based ways; and experience of writing successful bids and tenders.

We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.

Research in Practice is part of the National Children s Bureau (NCB) family. For over 60 years, the NCB has been building a better childhood for all. Research in Practice works with organisations across the adults and children s social care, health and criminal justice sectors, supporting them to develop an evidence-informed approach to their work. This role is focused on our work with Adults, using evidence from research, practice and lived experience to provide resources that improve policy and services, in order to achieve positive outcomes for people of all ages.

For more than 60 years, the National Children s Bureau has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.

Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how we improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: 08:00am on Monday 29th June 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

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No agencies please.