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Senior Change Manager, Youth Justice

Greater Bend Area

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

£53K/yr - £53K/yr

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity dedicated to preventing children from becoming involved in violence. They are seeking a Senior Change Manager to lead the implementation of evidence-based practices within youth justice services and police forces, focusing on reducing youth violence through the Whole Area Model.

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Responsibilities

Supporting the delivery of the Whole Area Model through activities like:

Facilitating completions of diversion self-evaluations with youth justice services and police forces

Delivering training to youth justice, police and other relevant agencies about the evidence-base or specific areas of diversionary practice and governance (e.g. scrutiny panels)

Supporting the ongoing development of a National Diversion Network, which will contribute to a wider repository of diversion resources and evidence

Identifying and creating practical resources which help youth justice professionals and police officers to put evidence into practice

Developing great relationships with senior leaders, youth justice workers and police officers, generating a strong understanding of key issues and needs in relation to youth justice matters, and building credibility and trust with the sector

Working out other effective ways to connect people with the evidence, then making those things happen, from virtual learning events to presentations

As a senior member of staff in the organisation you also:

Build a culture where it is natural to perform well and support colleagues brilliantly

Contribute to setting the strategy, delivering results and building and modelling the culture that we need to succeed

Qualification

Change managementYouth justice experienceEvidence-based practiceMulti-agency collaborationAnalytical judgmentProject managementCommunication skillsRelationship buildingTime managementEmotional intelligence

Required

You've changed frontline practice and/or systems: You have significant experience in leading behaviour, practice or policy changes within a youth justice setting. You can show how these have been effective in delivering tangible change

You're working in or around the youth justice service, preferably in a role/setting specifically working with children who are vulnerable to or involved in violence

You work well in multi-agency environments: You have experience collaborating across police, youth justice, local authorities and other partners, and you can communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders to build alignment and drive change

Preferred

Supporting a youth justice team/service to reflect on and adopt evidence-based practice in relation to diversion or wider youth justice activities

You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion

While it's not a criterion, we're especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of violence affecting children and young people