Mockingbird Programme Officer
The Fostering Network
Salary: £27,953 - £33,130 + London Weighting if applicable
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Hybrid, with attendance at our London office once or twice a week
Closing date: 9am 2 November 2026
Interview date: 23, 26, 30 November 2026
Interview location: 87 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HA
Who we are
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
Who we are looking for
We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive person with experience of coordinating events, who enjoys building strong relationships and can confidently manage competing priorities. You’ll be a clear communicator, comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders, and motivated by helping to deliver high-quality work that makes a difference for fostering families.
Essential Knowledge, Experience and skills
· Experience of organising and coordinating a series of events
· Highly organised, with ability to prioritise, plan and deliver work within agreed timeframes and to a high standards
· Able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with partners and other stakeholders and understand their differing perspectives and priorities
· Experience of producing and proof-reading high quality written programme materials –reports, letters, newsletters, and web copy for a range of different audiences
· Excellent IT skills –Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, databases
What you’ll be doing
This role supports the Mockingbird team to plan, coordinate and deliver a busy programme of events, activities and projects for fostering services across the UK. You’ll take a hands-on role in making sure events run smoothly from planning through to delivery, while providing a high level of support to colleagues, partners and attendees.
· To organise, attend and provide support for Mockingbird related events, maintaining a high level of customer service and quality assurance
· To work with the programme team, internal colleagues and external stakeholders to contribute to and support the high quality implementation and engagement of Mockingbird within Fostering services in the UK.
The role includes UK travel and occasional overnight stays. This may fall during school holidays or, very occasionally, at weekends, but you’ll usually have plenty of notice to help you plan ahead.
At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
What we can offer you
· 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
· A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
· Flexible and hybrid working
· Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
· Enhanced sick pay
· 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
· Pension and life assurance
· Contribution to eye tests and lenses
· Season ticket loans
Our commitments to you
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.
· If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
· If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
· We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share
Looking for more information?
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact our team on Mockingbird@fostering.net . You can also find more information about us on our website www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/mockingbird
We look forward to hearing from you!