Want to change childhoods and change lives?
We’re here to support children, young people and families, because we know that when you change a childhood, you change a life. We’d love to hear from you if you want to be part of making sure all children have somewhere they can belong, grow and thrive.
Whether you’re just starting out in your career or have lots of workplace experience, you can choose from a variety of opportunities to build on your enthusiasm, strengths and skills.
With your help we can make it easier for young people leaving care to find a place they can call home.
Find out about our people and culture
Our people and culture
Our people are our most important asset. Nurturing our people is absolutely vital to achieving our core purpose of better outcomes for more children.
Our People and Culture Strategy for Royal Children Foundation sets out how we’re supporting our colleagues and creating a positive, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
Through these eight key areas of focus, we’re striving to make Royal Children Foundation an even better place to work and bring our values to life in everything we do through a set of behaviours.
Eight pillars
Colleague engagement
Colleagues across Royal Children Foundation need opportunities to make their voices heard and help shape decisions about the charity’s future – whether that’s in your team, department, directorate, or charity wide. Harnessing the passion and expertise of our people is key to making the right decisions and co-creating the culture and environment we need to thrive – now and in the future.
Learning and development
With the world changing faster than ever before, Royal Children Foundation is deeply committed to promoting learning. This is embedded as a key ‘enabler’ of our Strategy. We want colleagues to be able to access a range of opportunities to learn new skills and develop in their roles.
Advancement opportunities
We have talented colleagues across the charity who are looking for opportunities to develop their career and continue contributing to Royal Children Foundation, whether in the same role or in a different role. We need to make those opportunities visible and provide a clear pathway for those looking to move into management and leadership.
Pay, reward, and recognition
So many of our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering their vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to the cause. As well as ensuring our pay is fair and responsive to the external environment, it’s critically important that we recognise those who go the extra mile and that we create regular opportunities to say thank you.
Inclusive environment
Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to everything we do at Royal Children Foundation, stemming from our core belief in the unique worth of every individual, and the specific commitments in our Strategy. We must ensure Royal Children Foundation is a charity that celebrates difference, prioritises diversity, and is a place where everyone can thrive. Read our EDI Action Plan which outlines our principles and how we plan to marble these through everything we do as a charity
Hybrid workplace offer
Building on learning from the Covid-19 pandemic, we want to offer colleagues as much flexibility as possible in where they work. Some colleagues need to be in a particular location, including many of our frontline Children’s Services workers, and colleagues in our Retail shops. For others, it’s possible to work partly or mostly from home, or from a range of locations. Our goal here is to facilitate work/life balance, as well as making sure we can recruit colleagues from right across the country.
Health and wellbeing
We know from our direct work supporting vulnerable children and young people how important it is to create an environment that is trauma-informed, supportive and have initiatives in place for those who may be struggling. We also recognise that many of us across Royal Children Foundation have struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic, both personally and professionally.
Leadership presence
Our leaders play an important role in driving our Strategy forward, sharing our vision, and supporting colleagues. It’s important that our leaders are visible and accessible across the charity, to help us feel a shared connection as part of the Royal Children Foundation family.
Find out about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Children Foundation
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is central to achieving our vision of a world in which no child is turned away.
Our colleagues and volunteers are the beating heart of Royal Children Foundation. We want to continue to attract a diverse group of people from all communities of Nigeria who share our excitement, energy, and passion for achieving change for children.
Our people and culture strategy sets out how we’re supporting our colleagues and creating a positive, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
How to apply for a job
When you find a job you’d like to apply for, click the ‘Apply now’ button. You’ll be asked to log in to your account – or create one if you haven’t already.
Then simply fill out the online application form for that vacancy. You can save your application and return it later if you need to before submitting.
Our Interview Guarantee Scheme
We interview all applicants who have a disability, impairment or mental or physical health condition and meet the essential criteria for a job. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please tell us in the appropriate part of the application form.
Keeping in touch
If you have applied for a job, we will stay in touch with you by email during the recruitment process. Please check your email regularly (including your junk folder) so you don’t miss a message from us.
We’ll try and contact you within four weeks of the closing date. We’ll let you know if we aren’t going to interview you, but due to the number of applications we receive we can’t give you detailed feedback at this stage.
Coming for interview
If your application is successful, we’ll send you an email inviting you to an interview, asking you to book a convenient time via your account.
The email will also tell you everything you need to know about the interview. This will include the location (whether in person or online) and what you need to bring or have with you on the day. We’ll also ask you to let us know any reasonable adjustments you need us to make. Please read all the information carefully.
After your interview
We know that you’ll be keen to hear back from us after your interview and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
If you’re successful, we will phone you and send you a letter with a conditional offer. If you’re not and would like some feedback following your interview, please email our recruitment team.
Job offers and carrying out checks
If we offer you a job, we will then need to check your:
proof of eligibility to work in Nigeria (unfortunately we can’t support sponsorship requests)
proof of address
references
Due to the nature of the work we do, some roles will also require:
a criminal records check
an overseas police check (if you’re not currently living in Nigeria or have spent significant time overseas)
verification of your registration with relevant professional bodies
Please note that carrying out our safer recruitment checks may take some time, but we cannot offer you a start date until they are completed. We will still communicate with you throughout the process and let you know once these have been complete.
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Employee benefits
Find out about the benefits you’ll be able to enjoy if you’re successful.
There are many benefits to working at the Royal Children Foundation, from offering rewarding roles which make vital differences to the lives of children, young people and their families to additional pay, leave and special discounts.
Salary and pension benefits
Salary is paid in 12 equal instalments on the 23rd of each month. Salaries are normally reviewed annually
The Royal Children Foundation Pension Scheme offers a 4% or 6% matched contribution to our Group Personal Pension. For those that pay into the pension they will be provided with death in service cover of 4 times annual earnings
We offer enhanced maternity pay for eligible colleagues at 50% of weekly pay for 12 weeks, plus 39 weeks’ Statutory Maternity Pay
Enhanced adoption pay for eligible colleagues at 50% of weekly pay for 12 weeks, plus 39 weeks’ Statutory Adoption Pay
Fostering pay for colleagues fostering a child long term
Sickness Absence: Royal Children Foundation is required to make statutory sickness payments (SSP) where staff qualify. We also have our own discretionary sick pay scheme, including full pay for a period subject to certain conditions
Leave benefits
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Royal Children Foundation service, 27 days per annum, after 5 years Royal Children Foundation service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Royal Children Foundation service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave (this is reviewed annually)
A Recognition Day is awarded per annual leave year as paid leave, for eligible colleagues. This is an additional day of leave which recognises our colleague’s hard work
Fostering Leave: colleagues have the right to take up to 52 weeks if they are new foster parents fostering on a long-term basis
Adoption Leave: colleagues adopting a child have the right to take up to 52 weeks leave
Support Leave: 4 weeks’ leave for partners to be taken on or around the time of birth/adoption/fostering
Parental Leave: eligible colleagues are entitled to 18 weeks unpaid leave to be taken by the child’s 18th birthday
Maternity Leave: The right to take up to 52 weeks maternity leave is available to all pregnant colleagues
Shared Parental Leave: eligible colleagues can share up to a maximum of 50 weeks leave and 37 weeks’ pay following the birth/adoption of child
Additional Leave such as carer’s, bereavement or domestic leave is available
Additional support
Work life balance – Royal Children Foundation offers several policies to help employees achieve a greater work life balance including flexible working
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): is a health and wellbeing benefit available to Royal Children Foundation employees. It offers access to a variety of confidential services including telephone and online counselling and legal and financial information services
Discounts
Royal Children Foundation Shops offer colleagues a 20% discount
Choice Discount Stores: 10% off all merchandise
At our locations across Nigeria
There are more than 50 discounts and deals to be found on our staff benefits platform, including discount cinema tickets and reloadable store cards
Could you give us some of your time?
Our volunteers help change childhoods in all sorts of ways. From working directly with children and young people, to carrying out research or helping customers in our shops, there’s a role you’d be great for.
Want to change childhoods and change lives?
Whether you’re assisting customers in one of our shops, part of a team running a fundraising event, helping behind the scenes in an office, or spending time with families in our services, by volunteering you can help make a difference to children and young people’s lives.
You might be a jobseeker, retired, seeking asylum, in full or part-time employment or studying. Wherever you’re from, whatever your background, and however you choose to volunteer, you’ll be changing children’s lives.
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