Total 3 Director/C-Level Education / Training job vacancies in EDINBURGH 01

The Opportunity:

Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a global response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data relating to CSEA is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies.

Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally still exist with many ethical and methodological challenges in this area. This is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies. Without data and analysis, programmes are more difficult to design, deliver and evaluate; evidence is difficult to generate and credibly defend; narratives and definitions that frame the issue are difficult to construct; policy is difficult to advocate for and funding is difficult to access. Without high-quality data that can guide policy and programmes, children continuing to be at risk for child sexual exploitation and abuse and perpetrators have impunity.

This post will provide senior research leadership through a Professorial Chair position and also serve as the Director of European Hub for Childlight – seeking to grow and improve our data partnerships, prevalence estimates and impact in this region. The postholder will also be required to focus on other regions and/or global data projects as needed.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and on an open-ended basis with a contract review date of 30 April 2028.



Your skills and attributes for success:

An outstanding academic profile, with a PhD (in the fields of public health including social or clinical epidemiology and other associated areas) and an established track-record of internationally-excellent research relating to CSEA
Expertise in the area of child sexual exploitation and abuse epidemiological research that has had a demonstrable impact including in the European region.
Experience of leadership in research and attracting funding as a PI of research grants and in knowledge exchange through effective public engagement.
Excellent portfolio of high-quality research publications in child protection research that display research excellence
Proven track record of working with child protection system actors (police, health, etc)
A passion for making the world a better place and preventing CSEA, improving services and safeguarding children


To demonstrate these please include the following information with your application:

A list of your top 10 publications [no more than 1 page] with links
A case study of how you have achieved impact from your research [maximum one page of A4)

The Opportunity:

Child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) is a global problem that requires a global response. However, the lack of reliable and comprehensive data relating to CSEA is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies.

Many gaps in the evidence-base around the prevalence and nature of CSEA globally still exist with many ethical and methodological challenges in this area. This is a major inhibitor to developing more effective and evidence driven prevention and response strategies and policies. Without data and analysis, programmes are more difficult to design, deliver and evaluate; evidence is difficult to generate and credibly defend; narratives and definitions that frame the issue are difficult to construct; policy is difficult to advocate for and funding is difficult to access. Without high-quality data that can guide policy and programmes, children continuing to be at risk for child sexual exploitation and abuse and perpetrators have impunity.

This post will provide senior research leadership through a Professorial Chair position and also serve as the Director of European Hub for Childlight – seeking to grow and improve our data partnerships, prevalence estimates and impact in this region. The postholder will also be required to focus on other regions and/or global data projects as needed.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and on an open-ended basis with a contract review date of 30 April 2028.



Your skills and attributes for success:

An outstanding academic profile, with a PhD (in the fields of public health including social or clinical epidemiology and other associated areas) and an established track-record of internationally-excellent research relating to CSEA
Expertise in the area of child sexual exploitation and abuse epidemiological research that has had a demonstrable impact including in the European region.
Experience of leadership in research and attracting funding as a PI of research grants and in knowledge exchange through effective public engagement.
Excellent portfolio of high-quality research publications in child protection research that display research excellence
Proven track record of working with child protection system actors (police, health, etc)
A passion for making the world a better place and preventing CSEA, improving services and safeguarding children


To demonstrate these please include the following information with your application:

A list of your top 10 publications [no more than 1 page] with links
A case study of how you have achieved impact from your research [maximum one page of A4)

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Service Director Education, Chief Education Officer
Waverley Court

Salary: £133,374
Hours: 36 per week

Edinburgh is known as Scotland's capital city, but also its festival, business and cultural
capital too. The city is home to the Scottish Parliament and some of the most recognisable landmarks in Europe, from the medieval Old Town to the elegant Georgian New Town. And here at The City of Edinburgh Council we're at the heart of that city. With nearly four million domestic and overseas visitors and almost half a million people calling Edinburgh home, it has never been more important for us to make sure our city is a great place to live, work and enjoy. The Service Director for Education and Chief Education Officer is responsible to the
Executive Director for Children, Education & Justice Services. This is a strategic and
influential role providing leadership in the development of service excellence, improving attainment and ensuring positive outcomes for children and young people. Working as a core member of the council’s senior leadership team with lead responsibility for providing advice, guidance, professional governance and support on all matters relating to Education within the City of Edinburgh. We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with significant knowledge and experience of leadership in Education. When applying, please evidence how you’ve made a difference to the lives of children in the last 6 months. Amanda Hatton, Executive Director, Children, Education & Justice Services looks forward to your application, if you’d like more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amanda, Amanda.Hatton@edinburgh.gov.uk

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Requirements

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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