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Senior Change Manager, Youth Justice
Reports to: Change Lead for Diversion
Salary: £52,700
Contract: 2-year fixed term (potential to extend)
Location: Central London, or Hybrid*
Closing date: Monday 12th January 2026, 12:00 pm
We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.
Your role will include:
- Supporting the delivery of the Whole Area Model through activities like:
- Facilitating completions of diversion self-evaluations with youth justice services and police forces.
- Delivering training to youth justice, police and other relevant agencies about the evidence-base or specific areas of diversionary practice and governance (e.g. scrutiny panels).
- Supporting the ongoing development of a National Diversion Network, which will contribute to a wider repository of diversion resources and evidence
- Identifying and creating practical resources which help youth justice professionals and police officers to put evidence into practice
- Developing great relationships with senior leaders, youth justice workers and police officers, generating a strong understanding of key issues and needs in relation to youth justice matters, and building credibility and trust with the sector.
To Apply
Please click on the “Apply for this” button and submit your CV, cover letter and complete the monitoring form by 12pm on Monday 12th January.
When applying for this role, please ensure that you answer the application questions, which you can find on the full job description/advert.