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Interim Director of Strategy & Transformation

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
130,000 per year
London - Weston House
Full-time
15th March 2026
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Closing Date:

15 March 2026

Closing Date:

15 March 2026

  • Annually:Up to £130,000
  • Region:London and South East
  • Location:London - Weston House
  • Department:Not Applicable
  • Vacancy Type:Fixed Term
  • Working hours per week:35
  • Duration of Fixed Term:12 Months (end date 31/03/2027)
  • Closing Date:15 March 2026

If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our microsite for further information and details on how to apply. https://cadence-nspcc.co.uk/apply 

At the NSPCC, we believe every childhood is worth fighting for. With over 100 years of experience, and the collective strength of our staff, volunteers, supporters, and partners, we're working to end child abuse and neglect for good.

We encourage everyone across the organisation to get involved, feel confident in championing our cause, and help us grow the support we need to protect children and give them the futures they deserve.

If you're motivated by purpose and want to contribute to creating a safer, brighter world for every child, why not apply for our role as the Interim Director of Strategy & Transformation.

What is the purpose of the role?

As the Interim Director of Strategy & Transformation, you will play a critical role in shaping the future direction of the NSPCC. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead the process of gathering insight, engaging stakeholders, and developing a clear, deliverable strategy supported by a concise roadmap for organisational transformation.

You will lead three high-performing teams, ensuring strong performance, timely outcomes, and high-impact delivery aligned with the Society's strategic goals.

What are the key responsibilities of the role?

1. Leadership 

You will lead three directorate teams to deliver consistently high performance and impact:

  • Development & Implementation:
    Partner with the Director of Services to create a consistent approach to service development and scale provision across both Services and Fundraising.
  • Knowledge & Information Service:
    Ensure the NSPCC remains at the forefront of research, insight and safeguarding information, broadening our influence and driving innovation.
  • Strategy & Performance:
    Oversee impact measurement, business planning and performance review, embedding continuous improvement.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will also:

  • Contribute to corporate leadership and organisational decision‑making.
  • Hold responsibility for risk, business continuity and the development and evolution of the NSPCC's Strategy.
  • Drive key change processes across the directorate, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals.

2. Strategy

You will:

  • Design, implement and deliver a robust, inclusive and comprehensive strategy review process.
  • Translate this into clear, integrated strategic goals and an organisational roadmap, including the transformation programme required.
  • Identify opportunities for the NSPCC to expand its influence, accelerate progress and strengthen its evidence base.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues, experts, researchers and practitioners to maintain our position as the UK's leading children's charity.
  • Ensure meaningful consultation with stakeholders and embed the voice of children and young people at the heart of the strategy.

What skills would I need to evidence?

You will bring:

  • A proven track record of leading strategy and transformation in complex, multi‑faceted organisations with multiple stakeholders and competing demands.
  • Exceptional strategic, analytical and operational planning skills, with experience of managing and delivering complex programmes of work.
  • Extensive experience of leading and motivating diverse, high-performing teams.
  • A strong track record of leading teams through change while maintaining engagement, motivation and high-quality outcomes.

Ready to apply?

Please click the button ‘apply' to start your journey. You can find more information on our Career page.

As this is a hybrid role, the successful candidate will be expected to travel to work from our London - Weston House office on a regular basis.

Still have questions about the role?

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Chris Sherwood, Chris.Sherwood@NSPCC.org.uk

If you are interested in applying for this role, we encourage you to apply early. To help us manage the process we may close the vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a strong response to the role.

In keeping with our values and our policies, if any individuals who are regrettably at risk of redundancy apply for a role and meet the minimum essential criteria they will be given priority consideration. We hope that you understand our position on this and that this will not discourage from applying. We cannot predict who, internally, will apply for a role, or whether they will meet the minimum essential criteria. Where no at-risk candidates meet the minimum essential criteria, all applications will be considered as normal.

Supporting Documents

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

At the NSPCC we are on a journey to becoming a trauma-informed organisation for the children, young people and families that we work with, as well as our staff and volunteers. To be trauma-informed is one of the guiding principles that shape and guide our 2021-2031 Strategy. This means understanding the nature of adversity, trauma, and resilience so that we can work towards reducing and preventing further harm and promoting recovery and healing. Coming to work at the NSPCC will provide the opportunity for you to join us in our commitment to becoming a trauma-informed organisation.

NSPCC is that the NSPCC highly embraces,

encourages and promotes diversity and

inclusiveness of staff.

Siobhan Walters / Children's Services