3rd January 2025
The iHV is currently at an exciting point in its growth, as it seeks to expand its learning and development portfolio. We are seeking an operational and people-focused Director of Programmes (Learning and Development) to join our Executive team. With a growing membership, we’re an optimistic organisation and we can see a brighter future ahead. This role provides a unique opportunity to join us and be part of the journey as we seek to strengthen health visiting across the UK and improve outcomes for the babies, children, families and communities that we serve.
You will lead the Learning and Development team and play a key role in developing our portfolio of programmes, as well as being instrumental in shaping our vision and strategy for the future. Working with colleagues from across the iHV, as well as external partners, you will drive the development and delivery of high-quality, impactful learning programmes that transform practitioners’ potential to improve health visiting.
Our current learning and development portfolio supports a wide range of health visiting and multi-agency practitioners at different stages of their career journey – from training on key public health priority topics, to bespoke leadership programmes – there is lots of variety and an abundance of potential to develop this in the future. This is a varied and demanding role that will put you at the forefront of ensuring that practitioners have the learning and development opportunities that they need to thrive in their health visiting careers.
We are looking for a very special person to join our small but mighty team, all focused on turning our mission into reality. To join us, you’ll need significant leadership and management experience and proven skills in the development, delivery and evaluation of learning programmes, with excellent project management skills, including managing human and financial resources. We are looking for someone who has personal drive for excellence and the willingness to think strategically, embrace change and innovation, and with sound business acumen.
You will be joining our organisation at an exciting time as we look to review our business strategy in 2025 to ensure that the iHV remains in a strong position now, and in the future. Is this the opportunity you’ve been waiting for?
What We Offer:
- The chance to work in a leading charity and professional body for health visiting and make a significant impact on the health visiting profession and its work to improve health outcomes for babies, children, families, and communities.
- A dynamic and supportive work environment – working with a team of people who are genuinely committed to our charity’s core mission and values, and making the iHV a ‘great place to work’.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- Hybrid and flexible working – With a hot desk in London and an office nestled on the south coast, we can offer a range of flexible working options including home-based and hybrid. This post will require some UK travel.
- Holiday – 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days leave after 2 years employment at the iHV – pro rata for part-time staff).
- Workplace pensions – the iHV has a generous organisation pension scheme, with 10% employer contribution and a personalised employee contribution to suit your needs.
- Team Away Days – We gather together as a whole team once a year for our 2-day awayday, and at regular intervals online and at our conferences throughout the year. We value our time together as a team to celebrate the work that we have done, learn together, share ideas and constantly look for ways to improve what we do for the benefit of the people that we serve – with a mix of work and fun to build relationships and connections across our organisation.
Applications close: 9am Monday 20 January 2025
First Interviews: 22 or 24 January 2025 – hold the dates
