Recruitment Transformation and Evaluation Lead (Freelance/Consultant)

Contract: Freelance/Self-Employed. We anticipate the project to take a number of months to complete in entirety but would be open to discussing project length.

Location: National – travel to our offices in central London will be required.

Fees: £23,000 total for the 5-month project (based on agreed deliverables and timelines).

A little bit about the role:

Each year, we receive up to 20,000 registrations and 9,000 applications for Approach Social Work, a three-year child protection social work training programme. Our selection and assessment process is critical to success, ensuring we select the right applicants for one of 500 places on the programme. We are looking for a contractor to join us and conduct a review of the selection process used to recruit participants onto Approach, identify improvements, efficiencies, and explore new technologies/approaches.

We are open to candidates from a range of backgrounds – this role would be well suited to individuals with experience in evaluation, research, project management, or consultancy work.

A little bit about you:

For this role, we’re looking for someone who can take on and drive large projects, conduct, synthesize, and present research, and is interested in how we can make our recruitment processes as effective and efficient as they can be for the next generation of social workers.

Minimum Requirements:

• Right to work in the UK
• Must be registered as self-employed or operating via a limited company (Outside IR35 compliant)
• Professional Indemnity Insurance may be required depending on the scope of the engagement. Public Liability Insurance may also be required for any on-site work. We will confirm on appointment.

If you have relevant experience and feel you would be able to deliver the objectives of this project, we’d love to hear from you. For more information on the project or to discuss if this is a good fit for you, please contact Madeleine Auer, Head of Recruitment at madeleine.auer@thefrontline.org.uk.

How to Apply:

To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter to people@thefrontline.org.uk. The cover letter should demonstrate:

• Your motivation for this project and to support Frontline’s mission.
• What you would bring to the project in terms of skills and experience.

We are interested in hearing from candidates who would prefer to work on a fixed-term contract for 5 months and those who would prefer to partner on a freelance or consultancy basis. This offers the autonomy and flexibility for you to drive the project in a way that works for you.

Job Types: Temporary, Freelance
Contract length: 5 months
Pay: £23,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Reference ID: Recruitment Transformation and Evaluation Lead (Freelance/Consultant)