Head of Product Development & Delivery (Maternity Cover)

Are you looking for a role within an organisation where the work you do makes a real difference to people's lives? Are you looking to develop your strategic product development and leadership experience with a sector-leading team? If the answer is yes, then our Head of Product Development and Delivery role could be for you.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. And it drives our income generating team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse. Join us as a Head of Product Development and Delivery and get more people involved in change that means everything.

The NSPCC is dedicated to safeguarding children and young people across the UK. We are committed to developing innovative professional learning services that enhance child protection and safeguarding practices. This is an exciting time to join our Professional Learning Services Senior Leadership Team as we set out our vision to support professionals in protecting children from harm.

About the Role:

Are you a dynamic and strategic leader? Do you want to make a difference to improving professional safeguarding practice? If so then we want you to join our team as maternity cover for the Head of Product Development and Delivery. Reporting to the Director of Professional Learning Services, you will lead a large and multi-disciplinary team in the strategic development of our online learning, virtual and face-to-face training, and consultancy products and services. Supporting over 80,000 professionals annually, your work will directly impact organisations across the UK that work with or come into contact with children, helping to create safer organisations now and in the future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and embed the new Product Strategy to ensure growth, continuity and progress against key performance metrics.
• Provide strong product governance throughout the full product cycle to maintain quality assurance of our professional learning offerings.
• Prioritise performance, innovation and modernisation to keep our offerings competitive and effective.
• Streamline the product offer to enhance efficiency and impact.
• Lead our Product Development and Delivery services and facilitate team conciliation by fostering a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with C-suite executives, local authorities, and other stakeholders to explore new opportunities for products, services, and knowledge transfer.
• Oversee the work of the Associate Head of Product Development and the Associate Head of Training and Consultancy.

About You:

You will have:

• Extensive experience in a product development and delivery role, preferably within safeguarding but we welcome applications from other product development sectors.
• A strong leadership background and good team management skills.
• Excellent strategic planning and execution abilities.
• The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across various sectors.

This is a fixed-term role for 12 months to cover a key senior leadership position while the post holder is on maternity leave. If you're ready to take up this leadership role and drive meaningful change for children, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us in making a difference. Apply now to be part of a team that is dedicated to protecting children and young people across the UK.

This is a real opportunity to make a difference in children's lives, but we also like to reward people by offering a great working environment, being part of a friendly and supportive team, and offering stimulating and challenging work, with plenty of development opportunities.

Interview Availability: Weeks of the 18th and 25th November 2024.