Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a leading national charity in their search for a strategic and experienced Head of Safeguarding.

Location: Birmingham / Hybrid
Salary: £61,003 per annum

This pivotal role will champion a culture of safety, inclusion, and accountability across services supporting people with complex disabilities. As the charity’s designated safeguarding lead, you’ll oversee policy, provide expert guidance, lead on serious case reviews, and ensure legal compliance across all directorates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and embed the safeguarding strategy across the organisation
• Provide specialist advice, oversight of incidents, and assurance to the Board
• Ensure policies, training and practices reflect sector-leading standards
• Foster a person-led safeguarding culture rooted in co-production
• Represent the organisation externally and share best practice

About You:

You will bring:

• Extensive safeguarding leadership experience in social care, education, or the charity sector
• Deep understanding of safeguarding legislation across the UK
• Experience influencing culture, delivering training, and supporting governance
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion and person-centred practice

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead safeguarding in a mission-led, inclusive organisation.

For more information, please submit your CV to lizzy.clark@harrishill.co.uk.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.