Employees and volunteers of Adoption UK, based in Wales  

Responsible Individual / CEO  

Nation and strategy function leads  

Director for Wales and Quality & Impact   

Clinical Director AUK and PATH Clinical Lead  

Director of Public Affairs & Communications  

Director of the National Adoption Service Wales  

People with lived experience of adoption living in Wales  

Service managers across Adoption UK  

Stakeholders within Wales, and the adoption and care sector  

To provide operational leadership for the Wales team and work collaboratively across the UK as a senior AUK Manager  

To take responsibility for identifying and pursuing funding opportunities within Wales, and for setting and managing a growth budget for Adoption UK in Wales  

To be the Safeguarding Lead for Wales and be part of the UK wide out of hours duty team  

To work closely with service managers across the organisation to increase the consistency of provision and good practice across the UK  

To build relationships with key stakeholders including the adoption and care sector, Welsh Government, the National Adoption Service and other external agencies  

To build on the profile and influence of AUK in Wales   

To provide local managers with support, including oversight of project management, safeguarding support and case supervision where necessary 

To identify learning and development needs of managers and the wider team, and ensure that they are supported to deliver their work effectively  

To line manage specified staff in line with the supervision policy, monitor and manage performance and undertake 121s and performance reviews on a regular basis 

To work with colleagues across the UK to ensure that all service areas, policies and procedures meet organisational and regulatory requirements, regularly reviewing and updating these as required to provide a consistent framework for staff to undertake their duties, and for monitoring and evaluation purposes.  

To provide operational oversight for the organisation in Wales with management and responsibilities contributing to income generation, budget oversight, recruitment and team management, communications and policy and practice in Wales, making recommendations to and working alongside the Senior Leadership Team, CEO and Board of Trustees to achieve strategic aims 

To contribute to the overall business strategy development of Adoption UK as a member of the management team, and working closely with Registered Manager of Welsh Services to ensure governance and oversight of activities  

To ensure that the work of the organisation in Wales demonstrates the Active Language Offer and carries out its work in both Welsh and English  

People with lived experience of adoption and the care system are supported to be at the centre of decisions in Wales that impact them  

To promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice  

To be accountable for service quality and performance in Wales, and to work closely with the RI and Director for Wales and Quality & Impact to ensure that services are fully compliant with Adoption Agency Regulations, Health and Safety Regulations, Employment legislation and other relevant legislation, in addition to internal organisational policies and processes.  

To work closely with the Partnerships & Fundraising team, Chief Operating Officer, business support staff and external partners to develop funding proposals, and to monitor the delivery of projects in Wales in line with the conditions set out in the original proposals for funding. 

Alongside colleagues, to work collaboratively with the National Adoption Service, including the Regional Adoption Agencies and Voluntary adoption agencies in Wales.  

To identify and work effectively with external stakeholders across Wales around areas which are of concern to the adoption community such as mental health, education, care experience etc.  

To take the lead role in Safeguarding in Wales, in particular, ensuring all local policies and procedures reflect the Safeguarding policy of the organisation; and to be part of the wider Safeguarding Working Group, ensuring all staff receive regular safeguarding training and opportunities for reflective practice.  

To be on the ‘Out of Hours Safeguarding Duty’ team providing out of hours cover for one week at a time at least 4 times a year (additional day of leave provided for each week of cover delivered) and participate in safeguarding training development and delivery, as required