Professional Development Lead

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months from September 2024 to cover maternity leave

Location: Leicester / London / Hybrid

Closing Date: 11.59pm on Sunday 28th July 2024

We are seeking to appoint a Professional Development Lead to join a friendly, busy and supportive Professional Practice and Development team at the British Psychological Society. The team delivers high quality Continuing Professional Development and Practice Guidance for Psychologists.

You will be responsible for:

• leading the development of the Society’s professional development portfolio through identifying a need in the market, assessing the need and preparing the business case for development
• Ensuring the development and ongoing management of each product meets the requirements of members, other professionals, and regulatory bodies including HCPC

We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile & flexible working
• Generous leave entitlement
• Occupational pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme / free eye care vouchers / Winter flu vaccinations
• Tailored learning & development
• Employee Assistance Programme counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Discounts scheme with local and national organisations

How to apply

For further information about the role, please contact Hannah Farndon, Professional Practice and Development Manager at hannah.farndon@bps.org.uk. The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 28^th July 2024.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria in the job profile to hr@bps.org.uk (via the ‘Apply’ button above).

The full job profile can be found on the BPS Jobs Page.

The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances.

We are only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of suitable applications for the role are received. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date.  If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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