Every childhood is worth fighting for. This belief drives our Policy and Public Affairs team to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level.

We are seeking to recruit an exceptional Senior Policy Research Officer to join our team. If you have excellent policy development skills and experience in producing high quality research designed to influence change, we'd like to hear from you.

The upcoming UK General Election marks this an exciting time to join us and to deliver real change that ensures children in the UK can grow up free from abuse. The post holder will develop and deliver our early years and health policy work to deliver real change and reform in the best interests of children.

At this crucial time for children, the successful candidate will have:

• good understanding of child protection, early years, health or related policy areas
• proven ability to undertaken research (qualitative and/ or quantitative) which is methodologically robust and ethically sound
• excellent communication skills both through written work and oral presentations and an ability to tailor compelling messages to different audiences
• good public affairs skills and experience contributing to the delivery of influencing strategies

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

For more information about the role please contact Victoria.Nevin@NSPCC.org.uk