Job Title: Skills for Care & Development Alliance – Senior Advisor (Programme Head)
Hours: Part Time – 21 hours per week
Job Status: Permanent
Location: Home based with some limited UK and Ireland travel where required
Salary: £53,140 pro-rated (£30,998.33 per annum)
Closing Date: 10th April 2026
Interview are expected to take place on 2nd May 2026
Skills for Care and Development is an Alliance of key organisations from England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with varied roles across social care, social work, and early years, with remits across workforce development and regulation. We believe people accessing care and support should have quality care, control, protection and increased quality of life.
Skills for Care, one of the partners in the Skills for Care and Development Alliance, hosts this position on behalf of the partners.
You can find out more about Skills for Care and Development through the website https://skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk/
The Skills for Care and Development Alliance Senior Advisor is responsible for leading the delivery and co-ordination of the work across the different organizations, and it’s an exciting time to be joining the team.
This role will scan the horizon across relevant skills and workforce agendas, and lead on the development, implementation and monitoring of 5-year strategic plans in line with the agreed governance framework.
If you are interested in this role, please review the full job description and apply today. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further please contact recruitment@skillsforcare.org.uk.
At Skills for Care we are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We recognize that sometimes an individual’s impairment can mean that some adjustments to our recruitment and selection process would be welcomed. Please contact our HR team to discuss any adjustments that you may need.
A DBS check is not required for these roles. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent criminal convictions as part of the recruitment process however this will not form part of the initial application stage.
