22 Chair jobs in the United Kingdom

We're currently recruiting for the new Chair on behalf of the Gwent Sport Partnership.

Sport Wales is transforming the community sport landscape across Wales, aiming to increase participation and improve the delivery of sport and physical activity. The Gwent Sport Partnership brings together key stakeholders to develop a strategic vision that supports this mission across the region.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, transformational leader to shape the future of sport and physical activity in Gwent.

• Provide effective leadership and strategic direction for the Gwent Sport Partnership.
• Focus on the vision, core values, governance, and objectives of the Partnership.
• Ensure the strategic direction and objectives are progressed, monitored, and improved using insight and learning.
• Work with Sport Wales to support investment into the region on an annual basis.
• Collaborate with the Executive Team to deliver impact across the community sport sector.
• Chair monthly board meetings for the first six months, with a long-term estimated commitment of 2 days per month.

• Proven success in a regional or collaborative organisation, charity, corporate, health, housing, education, equalities, or professional services environment.
• Ability to act with professionalism, probity, and a strong philosophy of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
• Outstanding inclusive and values-led leadership.
• Experience leading in a change environment.
• Experience on boards or in senior management roles involving leadership and strategic planning.
• Awareness of issues affecting the Gwent region and sports organisations.
• Credibility and knowledge of the Welsh sporting sector.
• Legal and corporate governance experience is beneficial.
• Welsh language speaker (desirable).

• Remuneration of 5,000 per year.
• Reimbursement of reasonable expenses in line with Gwent Sport Partnership policies.
• Opportunity to lead and shape community sport across Gwent.
• Be part of a collaborative and influential strategic board.

Deadline for applications: Midnight, Sunday 19th October.
Interview dates: Monday 3rd November.

Please register your interest with Acorn by Synergie to receive the full candidate pack and guidance on applying.

Applications must include:

• Updated CV.

• Supporting statement (maximum one page) outlining why you wish to join the partnership and why you are a credible candidate, referencing the person specification.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Portfolio are proud to be representing our client, a market leading professional services consultancy in their search for a HR / Employment Law Expert to conduct HR meetings on behalf of their clients. You will have experience in conducting various meetings such as investigations, disciplinaries, decision making and issuing outcomes including warnings and dismissals. You will need a HR / CIPD Degree or strong experience in people management and chairing HR Meetings. Your role will be to support thousands of business owners ensuring compliance and legality, and a fair outcome for both employer and employee. This is an exciting time to join the team as they continue to grow and be an important service for their clients. Excellent communication is a must as you will assisting business owners across the country - 80,000 to be exact! This is an amazing opportunity for a HR Expert who enjoys conducting investigations, speaking with witnesses, holding meetings and decision making on a variety of issues across all sectors and industries. If you are looking for a new challenge, please apply today and we'll be in touch to discuss further!

Job Purpose

To deliver an expert HR service virtually via platforms such as Microsoft Teams in order to support our clients in dealing with formal meetings with their employees - conducting and advising on consultancy, capability, disciplinary, grievance and appeal issues as well as investigations and settlement negotiations.

Job Overview

We are looking for personable and confident HR professionals/employment lawyers with good technical skills who can respond to often short-notice assignments and produce thoughtful, legally compliant and well-written reports. The ability to act impartially, identify and quantify risk for our clients and communicate this to them effectively is crucial.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Attend meetings with clients and their employees as arranged and diarised by an office-based paralegal and either conduct these or support the client to do so, as required.
• To undertake mediation, conciliation and other employment relations services as may be requested by clients from time to time.
• To provide clients with advice and guidance on their legal position with individual employees or groups of employees, with due regard to your duty of impartiality.
• To provide prompt, high quality reports of outcomes within specified time frames and adhere to administrative procedures concerning file management.
• Regularly achieve or exceed the hearing targets set by the Face2Face Management team.
• Work towards the team objective of obtaining repeat business.

What you Bring to the Team

• Educated to degree level in HR, law or related business discipline or with substantial professional experience
• Background in HR management, consultancy or in employment law
• Highly professional presentation, service focussed and personable; quickly able to form good working relationships with people who may be stressed, angry or upset.
• A 'can do' approach to challenging situations and problem solving

BENEFITS

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Cash plan for you (and your children, if any)
• Holidays increase after 2- and 5-years' service.
• Contractual sick pay
• Private medical insurance after 5 years' service
• Pension Plan and Life Insurance
• Pension plan contributions increase after 5- and 7-years' service
• Holiday season bonus after 3 years' service
• Profit Share Scheme
• Season Ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme AND Free on-site Gym
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Modern offices in the City Centre, with excellent transport links and subsidised car parking if needed
• Company incentives, access to discount schemes

INDMANJ

Portfolio are proud to be representing our client, a market leading professional services consultancy in their search for a HR / Employment Law Expert to conduct HR meetings on behalf of their clients. You will have experience in conducting various meetings such as investigations, disciplinaries, decision making and issuing outcomes including warnings and dismissals. You will need a HR / CIPD Degree or strong experience in people management and chairing HR Meetings. Your role will be to support thousands of business owners ensuring compliance and legality, and a fair outcome for both employer and employee. This is an exciting time to join the team as they continue to grow and be an important service for their clients. Excellent communication is a must as you will assisting business owners across the country - 80,000 to be exact! This is an amazing opportunity for a HR Expert who enjoys conducting investigations, speaking with witnesses, holding meetings and decision making on a variety of issues across all sectors and industries. If you are looking for a new challenge, please apply today and we'll be in touch to discuss further!

Job Purpose

To deliver an expert HR service virtually via platforms such as Microsoft Teams in order to support our clients in dealing with formal meetings with their employees - conducting and advising on consultancy, capability, disciplinary, grievance and appeal issues as well as investigations and settlement negotiations.

Job Overview

We are looking for personable and confident HR professionals/employment lawyers with good technical skills who can respond to often short-notice assignments and produce thoughtful, legally compliant and well-written reports. The ability to act impartially, identify and quantify risk for our clients and communicate this to them effectively is crucial.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Attend meetings with clients and their employees as arranged and diarised by an office-based paralegal and either conduct these or support the client to do so, as required.
• To undertake mediation, conciliation and other employment relations services as may be requested by clients from time to time.
• To provide clients with advice and guidance on their legal position with individual employees or groups of employees, with due regard to your duty of impartiality.
• To provide prompt, high quality reports of outcomes within specified time frames and adhere to administrative procedures concerning file management.
• Regularly achieve or exceed the hearing targets set by the Face2Face Management team.
• Work towards the team objective of obtaining repeat business.

What you Bring to the Team

• Educated to degree level in HR, law or related business discipline or with substantial professional experience
• Background in HR management, consultancy or in employment law
• Highly professional presentation, service focussed and personable; quickly able to form good working relationships with people who may be stressed, angry or upset.
• A 'can do' approach to challenging situations and problem solving

BENEFITS

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Cash plan for you (and your children, if any)
• Holidays increase after 2- and 5-years' service.
• Contractual sick pay
• Private medical insurance after 5 years' service
• Pension Plan and Life Insurance
• Pension plan contributions increase after 5- and 7-years' service
• Holiday season bonus after 3 years' service
• Profit Share Scheme
• Season Ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme AND Free on-site Gym
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Modern offices in the City Centre, with excellent transport links and subsidised car parking if needed
• Company incentives, access to discount schemes

INDMANJ

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit delivering real transparency and accountability for market impacts on nature and people. Our special focus is on ending deforestation – an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature and human rights.

We deliver our work via three main strategies:

1. on open data (including via major global data platforms like Trase , Forest 500 , Forest IQ , and ENCORE );
2. on creating stronger voluntary and compliance frameworks to address nature loss (we are a founding partner of the TNFD );

and on accelerating accountability and action by the finance sector towards deforestation-free portfolios.

Global Canopy Initiatives (GCI) is a new Social Enterprise subsidiary wholly owned by Global Canopy.

The purpose of the social enterprise is to create sustainable revenues for open data on nature – a critical challenge for nonprofits working in this space. Done right, this will help safeguard the availability of open data for all as more commercial incumbents enter this space, will drive uptake by the market and identify where gaps remain, and will help ensure the sustainability of our vital offering. 

GCI ultimately aims to maximize the impact and uptake of our work to tackle market-driven impacts on nature, forests and people. Any profits from these activities are invested back into the charity.

Forest IQ Pro

Forest IQ is an open data partnership and platform that brings together aligned, best-in-class, and actionable data on how more than 2,400 major companies are addressing their links to deforestation.

Forest IQ Pro is a paid-for tier, specially designed for financial institutions to help enable their transition to deforestation-free financial portfolios. Offered through GCI, it includes access to licensed data, financial identifiers (ISINs), a bespoke API, and priority technical and customer support.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Board of Global Canopy Initiatives. As Chair of the Board you will be a key leader for the organisation, responsible for guiding the Board of Directors in governance, strategy, and oversight.

You will ensure that Global Canopy Initiatives fulfils its mission effectively, flourishes commercially, and fosters strong relationships with key stakeholders – from major financial institutions that are our customers, to data and ESG service providers that are our partners, to the trustees of the parent charity Global Canopy. 

This is an opportunity for a passionate and experienced leader to drive environmental innovation and impact at a high level – while helping to tackle a key challenge for the future: how to ensure the sustainability of high-quality open data provided by the non-profit sector.

We ask for a minimum commitment of 2 days per month for GCI, including board meetings and strategic engagements. There are opportunities to go above and beyond this minimum for those that wish.

The Chair of the Board is a voluntary, and therefore unpaid, position, with all expenses covered. The Chair is typically appointed for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of renewal subject to board approval.

As Chair of GCI, you will contribute to our wider organisational culture of kindness, collaboration, rigour and accountability in equal measure. You will come to this work with a sense of urgent mission, but one balanced by emotional intelligence. You will share our conviction that it is not just what we do that matters in our working life, but how we do it too.

• Provide leadership for the Board, ensuring effective governance and strategic direction.

• Facilitate and preside over board meetings, setting agendas in collaboration with key stakeholders in GCI and GC.

• Support our ongoing and agile strategy development in a fast-changing market

• Serve as a key ambassador for the company (and its parent charity), opening doors and representing it to key audiences including customers, technology partners, policymakers and donors.

• Ensure financial oversight, risk management, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Foster a strong, collaborative relationship between the Board and GCI Leadership Team.

• Recruit, mentor, and support board members to enhance board effectiveness.

• Uphold and model our organisational values, while fostering a culture of operational excellence and ambition in fulfilling our mission.

Requirements

To be successful in this role ,  these are the things that will matter the most: 

• Your will have DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE in finance sector environmental due diligence and reporting, and the data needed to deliver on requirements.
• You will be a SEASONED LEADER, with experience at C-level or board level, able to work to effectively govern the work of GCI – a startup in the non-profit sector, but one that builds on the strong foundations, intelligence and networks of its parent charity.

• You will be MISSION DRIVEN with a strong commitment to tackling the climate and nature crisis, including via market action and reform.

• You will be well NETWORKED with links to relevant people in relevant sectors and disciplines, with an emphasis on finance sector sustainability and data.

• You will be AGILE and ENTREPRENEURIAL in your approach.
• You will bring EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE to how you approach leadership and teamwork, valuing the importance not just of what we do at work, but how we do it too.

Benefits

To apply for the position, please use the link below and submit an up-to date CV and covering letter.

The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 1 side of A4). 

All candidates are asked to complete an anonymous diversity monitoring form when they apply.

The closing date for applications is 13 October 2025 at 9am UK time . Early application encouraged. We may close applications early if suitable candidates are identified. Screening calls are provisionally planned for w/c 20 October, and will be conducted remotely via a video call.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website . We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities.

Global Canopy works on issues of global deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.  

If you have any questions about the position, then please contact: . Applicant data will be managed in accordance with the candidate privacy policy available on our website .

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit delivering real transparency and accountability for market impacts on nature and people. Our special focus is on ending deforestation – an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature and human rights.

We deliver our work via three main strategies:

1. on open data (including via major global data platforms like Trase , Forest 500 , Forest IQ , and ENCORE );
2. on creating stronger voluntary and compliance frameworks to address nature loss (we are a founding partner of the TNFD );

and on accelerating accountability and action by the finance sector towards deforestation-free portfolios.

Global Canopy Initiatives (GCI) is a new Social Enterprise subsidiary wholly owned by Global Canopy.

The purpose of the social enterprise is to create sustainable revenues for open data on nature – a critical challenge for nonprofits working in this space. Done right, this will help safeguard the availability of open data for all as more commercial incumbents enter this space, will drive uptake by the market and identify where gaps remain, and will help ensure the sustainability of our vital offering. 

GCI ultimately aims to maximize the impact and uptake of our work to tackle market-driven impacts on nature, forests and people. Any profits from these activities are invested back into the charity.

Forest IQ Pro

Forest IQ is an open data partnership and platform that brings together aligned, best-in-class, and actionable data on how more than 2,400 major companies are addressing their links to deforestation.

Forest IQ Pro is a paid-for tier, specially designed for financial institutions to help enable their transition to deforestation-free financial portfolios. Offered through GCI, it includes access to licensed data, financial identifiers (ISINs), a bespoke API, and priority technical and customer support.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Board of Global Canopy Initiatives. As Chair of the Board you will be a key leader for the organisation, responsible for guiding the Board of Directors in governance, strategy, and oversight.

You will ensure that Global Canopy Initiatives fulfils its mission effectively, flourishes commercially, and fosters strong relationships with key stakeholders – from major financial institutions that are our customers, to data and ESG service providers that are our partners, to the trustees of the parent charity Global Canopy. 

This is an opportunity for a passionate and experienced leader to drive environmental innovation and impact at a high level – while helping to tackle a key challenge for the future: how to ensure the sustainability of high-quality open data provided by the non-profit sector.

We ask for a minimum commitment of 2 days per month for GCI, including board meetings and strategic engagements. There are opportunities to go above and beyond this minimum for those that wish.

The Chair of the Board is a voluntary, and therefore unpaid, position, with all expenses covered. The Chair is typically appointed for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of renewal subject to board approval.

As Chair of GCI, you will contribute to our wider organisational culture of kindness, collaboration, rigour and accountability in equal measure. You will come to this work with a sense of urgent mission, but one balanced by emotional intelligence. You will share our conviction that it is not just what we do that matters in our working life, but how we do it too.

• Provide leadership for the Board, ensuring effective governance and strategic direction.

• Facilitate and preside over board meetings, setting agendas in collaboration with key stakeholders in GCI and GC.

• Support our ongoing and agile strategy development in a fast-changing market

• Serve as a key ambassador for the company (and its parent charity), opening doors and representing it to key audiences including customers, technology partners, policymakers and donors.

• Ensure financial oversight, risk management, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Foster a strong, collaborative relationship between the Board and GCI Leadership Team.

• Recruit, mentor, and support board members to enhance board effectiveness.

• Uphold and model our organisational values, while fostering a culture of operational excellence and ambition in fulfilling our mission.

Requirements

To be successful in this role ,  these are the things that will matter the most: 

• Your will have DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE in finance sector environmental due diligence and reporting, and the data needed to deliver on requirements.
• You will be a SEASONED LEADER, with experience at C-level or board level, able to work to effectively govern the work of GCI – a startup in the non-profit sector, but one that builds on the strong foundations, intelligence and networks of its parent charity.

• You will be MISSION DRIVEN with a strong commitment to tackling the climate and nature crisis, including via market action and reform.

• You will be well NETWORKED with links to relevant people in relevant sectors and disciplines, with an emphasis on finance sector sustainability and data.

• You will be AGILE and ENTREPRENEURIAL in your approach.
• You will bring EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE to how you approach leadership and teamwork, valuing the importance not just of what we do at work, but how we do it too.

Benefits

To apply for the position, please use the link below and submit an up-to date CV and covering letter.

The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 1 side of A4). 

All candidates are asked to complete an anonymous diversity monitoring form when they apply.

The closing date for applications is 29 September 2025 at 9am UK time . Early application encouraged. We may close applications early if suitable candidates are identified.
Screening calls are provisionally planned for w/c 6 October, and will be conducted remotely via a video call.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website . We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities.

Global Canopy works on issues of global deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.  

If you have any questions about the position, then please contact: . Applicant data will be managed in accordance with the candidate privacy policy available on our website .

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit delivering real transparency and accountability for market impacts on nature and people. Our special focus is on ending deforestation – an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature and human rights.

We deliver our work via three main strategies:

1. on open data (including via major global data platforms like Trase , Forest 500 , Forest IQ , and ENCORE );
2. on creating stronger voluntary and compliance frameworks to address nature loss (we are a founding partner of the TNFD );

and on accelerating accountability and action by the finance sector towards deforestation-free portfolios.

Global Canopy Initiatives (GCI) is a new Social Enterprise subsidiary wholly owned by Global Canopy.

The purpose of the social enterprise is to create sustainable revenues for open data on nature – a critical challenge for nonprofits working in this space. Done right, this will help safeguard the availability of open data for all as more commercial incumbents enter this space, will drive uptake by the market and identify where gaps remain, and will help ensure the sustainability of our vital offering. 

GCI ultimately aims to maximize the impact and uptake of our work to tackle market-driven impacts on nature, forests and people. Any profits from these activities are invested back into the charity.

Forest IQ Pro

Forest IQ is an open data partnership and platform that brings together aligned, best-in-class, and actionable data on how more than 2,400 major companies are addressing their links to deforestation.

Forest IQ Pro is a paid-for tier, specially designed for financial institutions to help enable their transition to deforestation-free financial portfolios. Offered through GCI, it includes access to licensed data, financial identifiers (ISINs), a bespoke API, and priority technical and customer support.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Board of Global Canopy Initiatives. As Chair of the Board you will be a key leader for the organisation, responsible for guiding the Board of Directors in governance, strategy, and oversight.

You will ensure that Global Canopy Initiatives fulfils its mission effectively, flourishes commercially, and fosters strong relationships with key stakeholders – from major financial institutions that are our customers, to data and ESG service providers that are our partners, to the trustees of the parent charity Global Canopy. 

This is an opportunity for a passionate and experienced leader to drive environmental innovation and impact at a high level – while helping to tackle a key challenge for the future: how to ensure the sustainability of high-quality open data provided by the non-profit sector.

We ask for a minimum commitment of 2 days per month for GCI, including board meetings and strategic engagements. There are opportunities to go above and beyond this minimum for those that wish.

The Chair of the Board is a voluntary, and therefore unpaid, position, with all expenses covered. The Chair is typically appointed for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of renewal subject to board approval.

As Chair of GCI, you will contribute to our wider organisational culture of kindness, collaboration, rigour and accountability in equal measure. You will come to this work with a sense of urgent mission, but one balanced by emotional intelligence. You will share our conviction that it is not just what we do that matters in our working life, but how we do it too.

• Provide leadership for the Board, ensuring effective governance and strategic direction.

• Facilitate and preside over board meetings, setting agendas in collaboration with key stakeholders in GCI and GC.

• Support our ongoing and agile strategy development in a fast-changing market

• Serve as a key ambassador for the company (and its parent charity), opening doors and representing it to key audiences including customers, technology partners, policymakers and donors.

• Ensure financial oversight, risk management, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Foster a strong, collaborative relationship between the Board and GCI Leadership Team.

• Recruit, mentor, and support board members to enhance board effectiveness.

• Uphold and model our organisational values, while fostering a culture of operational excellence and ambition in fulfilling our mission.

Requirements

To be successful in this role ,  these are the things that will matter the most: 

• Your will have DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE in finance sector environmental due diligence and reporting, and the data needed to deliver on requirements.
• You will be a SEASONED LEADER, with experience at C-level or board level, able to work to effectively govern the work of GCI – a startup in the non-profit sector, but one that builds on the strong foundations, intelligence and networks of its parent charity.

• You will be MISSION DRIVEN with a strong commitment to tackling the climate and nature crisis, including via market action and reform.

• You will be well NETWORKED with links to relevant people in relevant sectors and disciplines, with an emphasis on finance sector sustainability and data.

• You will be AGILE and ENTREPRENEURIAL in your approach.
• You will bring EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE to how you approach leadership and teamwork, valuing the importance not just of what we do at work, but how we do it too.

Benefits

To apply for the position, please use the link below and submit an up-to date CV and covering letter.

The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 1 side of A4). 

All candidates are asked to complete an anonymous diversity monitoring form when they apply.

The closing date for applications is 29 September 2025 at 9am UK time . Early application encouraged. We may close applications early if suitable candidates are identified.
Screening calls are provisionally planned for w/c 6 October, and will be conducted remotely via a video call.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website . We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities.

Global Canopy works on issues of global deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.  

If you have any questions about the position, then please contact: . Applicant data will be managed in accordance with the candidate privacy policy available on our website .

• Lead Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting.
• Support and collaborate with the CEO and Leadership Team.
• Act as a figurehead and advocate for the charity.
• Guide Board development and ensure effective decision-making.
• Uphold the charity's values, legal compliance and strategic goals.

• Experience as a Trustee or operating at Board/leadership level.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A passion for community development and youth services.
• Business, VCSE sector, or partnership experience.

Job Title: Independent Child Conference Chair
Length of assignment: 6 Months
Hours per week:37
Hourly rate: 45
Location: Milton Keynes City Council
Remote/Office based: Office based role, however some working at home is possible in-between conferences

• The Independent Child Protection Chair acts on behalf of the Council to manage child protection processes, to ensure that all children in Milton Keynes are safeguarded. The Independent Child Protection Chair will hold a case load of children subject to Child Protection Plans, chair their conferences, oversee and scrutinise the Local Authority's management of this plan.
• The Independent Child Protection chair will establish and implement child protection and looked after children policy and practice in compliance with legislation, guidance and internal policies and procedures. They will lead on specialist aspects of the safeguarding process on behalf of the LA and MK Together supported by robust evidence-based decision making and planning.
• The post holder will deliver a professional consultation service, providing advice and information to staff within MKCC, partner agencies ad external organisations regarding child protection processes and other specialist aspects of the child protection process.
• To ensure that the child's voice is heard; the children and family are appropriately participative in the child protection process resulting in the children being able to achieve good outcomes.
• The Independent Child Protection Chair will model and promote partnership with key agencies, ensuring collaboration, information sharing and integrated panning for the benefit of the children.
• To ensure that robust quality assurance and scrutiny systems are in place and reported within Childrens Social Care, which demonstrably make a difference to professional practice and outcomes for children and families in Milton Keynes.
• Role holders lead and contribute to activities requiring expert knowledge and specialist skills such as training and development, policies and procedures, projects and other tasks relating to child protection and children in care, on behalf of Children Social Care and partner agencies.
• To cover for the Independent Reviewing Officer as the needs of the service requires.

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Job Title: Independent Child Conference Chair
Length of assignment: 6 Months
Hours per week:37
Hourly rate: 45
Location: Milton Keynes City Council
Remote/Office based: Office based role, however some working at home is possible in-between conferences

• The Independent Child Protection Chair acts on behalf of the Council to manage child protection processes, to ensure that all children in Milton Keynes are safeguarded. The Independent Child Protection Chair will hold a case load of children subject to Child Protection Plans, chair their conferences, oversee and scrutinise the Local Authority's management of this plan.
• The Independent Child Protection chair will establish and implement child protection and looked after children policy and practice in compliance with legislation, guidance and internal policies and procedures. They will lead on specialist aspects of the safeguarding process on behalf of the LA and MK Together supported by robust evidence-based decision making and planning.
• The post holder will deliver a professional consultation service, providing advice and information to staff within MKCC, partner agencies ad external organisations regarding child protection processes and other specialist aspects of the child protection process.
• To ensure that the child's voice is heard; the children and family are appropriately participative in the child protection process resulting in the children being able to achieve good outcomes.
• The Independent Child Protection Chair will model and promote partnership with key agencies, ensuring collaboration, information sharing and integrated panning for the benefit of the children.
• To ensure that robust quality assurance and scrutiny systems are in place and reported within Childrens Social Care, which demonstrably make a difference to professional practice and outcomes for children and families in Milton Keynes.
• Role holders lead and contribute to activities requiring expert knowledge and specialist skills such as training and development, policies and procedures, projects and other tasks relating to child protection and children in care, on behalf of Children Social Care and partner agencies.
• To cover for the Independent Reviewing Officer as the needs of the service requires.

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.