Do you have significant experience as a manager in fostering/adoption? Are you looking for a new challenge or maybe a change of direction? Do you have an interest in leading change, developing new pieces of work, writing and reviewing policy and guidance, and embedding quality? If so, then this could be the role for you! We are seeking to recruit an experienced, solution focussed, innovative and enthusiastic UK Assistant Head of Service Development and Quality in fostering and adoption (this is an assistant director level post) You will report to the UK Head of Fostering and adoption, and your role will be to lead the service development and quality team currently consisting of two Operations Managers and a Charms data administrator. You will lead UK fostering and adoption on developing new areas of work, quality assurance, policy and practice across fostering and adoption in all four UK nations, as well as represent Barnardo''s externally. Responsibilities include - Be the Agency Decision Maker for fostering and adoption across the UK where required. Participate on the helpline rota as the UK manager on call and have oversight of the helpline/ be AHoB cover for services where required. Lead on Charms recording system and data analysis, data protection. Project development, oversight and management of new and existing products/developments in fostering and adoption services. Creation, review and oversight of policies, practice, guidance, templates. Oversight of the ..... full job details .....