Assistant Director Research and Evidence Reference: 2419 Location: Hybrid working from London/ Sheffield/ Devon/ Northern Ireland, or Homebased (travel to office when required) Contract: Permanent Hours: 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE). Open to part-time (0.8 FTE) Salary: £65,016 London weighting) or £60,140 (National weighting) [Band 7] with generous benefits package including 30 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, and 3 days of Christmas closure. About Us For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. We bring people and organisations together to drive change in society and deliver a better childhood across the UK. Our impact goes beyond childhood to deliver lasting change for future generations. About the Role The Assistant Director will play a pivotal role in growing and leading NCB’s research and evidence work, strengthening our reach and impact. This role requires a dynamic leader with strong expertise in children and family research and a proven ability to secure and manage the delivery of large-scale programmes of work across teams in a matrix environment. The Assistant Director will be joining the team at an exciting time, with significant growth in recent years, particularly in the area of evidence synthesis methodologies. The team works on several influential projects using a range of research methods and spanning areas including youth justice, social care, early childhood development and education. Applications close at 08:00AM on Monday 14th April 2025. Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Thursday 24th and/or Friday 25th April 2025. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible. Please quote the job title and reference number 2419 in your application. Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status. No agencies please.