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This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic, multi-disciplinary team at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) as a Research Assistant. This is an important role within the CSA Centre, to help develop, understand and embed evidence-informed improvements in the response to child sexual abuse.
About the role:
The CSA Centre aims to inform and improve policy and practice at local and national levels by identifying, generating and sharing high quality evidence on what works to prevent and tackle child sexual abuse, and our extensive research, evaluation and monitoring activity is central to that mission.
As a Research Assistant, you will support a wide range of research and evaluation activities, working closely with the wider Research and Evaluation Team and other colleagues across the CSA Centre.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their research career in a supportive, meaningful and impactful environment. You will contribute to projects that improve the understanding of the scale and nature of child sexual abuse and strengthen the evidence base on effective responses.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Supporting the planning and delivery of research and evaluation projects
- Conducting literature reviews and supporting evidence synthesis
- Maintaining accurate research records, bibliographies and project documentation
- Assisting with monitoring and evaluation activity, including surveys and reporting
- Providing administrative and coordination support to ensure projects run smoothly
- Supporting compliance with research ethics, governance and data protection requirements
- Undertaking Equality Impact Assessments with project team members
You will work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders, contributing to outputs that are accessible and useful to practitioners, policymakers and partners.
We are looking for a motivated and organised individual with an interest in research and evaluation in social policy or related fields. You should be comfortable working with data, able to communicate findings clearly, and capable of managing a varied workload.
CSA Centre roles are currently funded until 31 March 2027, in line with our current grant funding arrangements. This will be reviewed in late 2026, as future funding for the CSA Centre from 2027/28 onwards is confirmed.
About us
We are the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre). Our aim is to reduce the impact of child sexual abuse through improved prevention and better response. To tackle child sexual abuse we must better understand its causes, scope, scale and impact.
Established since 2017, we are a multi-disciplinary team that is primarily funded by the Home Office, hosted by Barnardo's and we work closely with key partners from academic institutions, local authorities, health, education, police and the voluntary sector. We're proudly independent and our team will challenge any barriers, assumptions, taboos and ways of working that prevent us from increasing our understanding and improving our approach to child sexual abuse.
We bring about change by:
- Collating and analysing existing research, policy, practice and the real experiences of those affected, and filling the gaps we identify with new research, insights and analysis;
- Using that evidence and insight to challenge and improve existing policy and practice, develop new approaches and increase everyone's knowledge and confidence to more effectively tackle the issue.
This role is home-based with regular travel required, usually to London.
Salary: £27,554.00 – £29,799.00 plus Office at Home Allowance - £312 per annum
The CSA Centre acknowledges that tackling child sexual abuse can feel challenging but is incredibly rewarding and positive when making a difference. Our open working environment ensures that there is support for all employees, across the team and with access to a therapist, if needed. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspect of this further.
We believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.
The CSA Centre is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from disabled candidates and candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as they are currently under-represented at the CSA Centre.
When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description.
Closing date: 13th July with interviews 6th & 7th August 2026
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2027 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31st March 2027.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Anna Freud is seeking a Training, Conferences and Events Assistants to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families on a fixed term contract until 31 October 2026. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
Our EDI commitment
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.
We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.
As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.
What we offer
We offer a range of staff benefits, including an all-in-one rewards and recognition platform called Perkbox and wellbeing offers such as finishing early on Fridays and free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.
What you’ll do
In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring our training programmes, conferences and events run smoothly, providing excellent customer service and high-quality administrative support while working closely with colleagues, trainers and participants across the organisation
- Be the first point of contact for customer enquiries, providing friendly, professional support and helping to deliver an excellent experience for everyone engaging with our training and events
- Support the planning and delivery of training programmes, conferences and events, coordinating the administration from initial planning through to completion and evaluation
- Manage day-to-day administration, including course bookings, transfers, cancellations, refunds, travel arrangements, meeting coordination and general office tasks
- Maintain accurate records and systems, updating databases, processing payments, issuing invoices, receipts and certificates, and ensuring information is kept up to date
- Work collaboratively across the team, providing reception cover when required, supporting colleagues and contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the Training, Conferences and Events service
What you’ll bring
The ideal candidate will be a highly organised and customer-focused administrator with experience working in a busy, process-driven environment, able to support the smooth delivery of training, conferences and events while managing systems, enquiries and competing priorities.
- Experience of working in a busy office or administrative environment, using IT systems including Microsoft Office and basic website maintenance
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide excellent customer service to internal and external contacts
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records, databases and administrative systems
- Ability to manage basic financial administration, including recording transactions and issuing receipts, refunds and related documentation
- Ability to manage your own workload, prioritise competing deadlines and work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Key details
Hours: Full-time: usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Flexible working is possible.
Salary: £27,294 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme
Location: Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours at Anna Freud, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH
Contract type: Fixed-term until 31st October 2026
Next steps
Closing date for applications: midday (12pm), Friday, 03 July 2026. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Monday, 06 July 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews: will be in week commencing 6 July or 13 July
How to apply: click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Questions?
Please email us with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
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