Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager

Job Title:                     Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager 

Location:                     UK, Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           From £45,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF76532

Help shape a safer, more inclusive future for learners across the UK

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager.

The role

As a Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager, you'll act as a trusted subject matter expert, working closely with leadership teams, delivery teams, employers, subcontractors and external agencies. Your expertise will directly support learner wellbeing, outcomes and contribute to outstanding delivery for our customer. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a purpose-driven organisation that makes a real difference.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Act as the Business Unit Designated Safeguarding Lead, providing expert guidance and oversight on safeguarding matters.
• Lead safeguarding, Prevent, welfare and inclusion activities across the Training Business Unit.
• Ensure learner support arrangements, including SEND provision, neurodiversity support, mental health initiatives and reasonable adjustments are in place.
• Analyse safeguarding and inclusion data to identify trends, manage risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with contract teams, employers, subcontractors and external agencies to ensure learners receive appropriate support and protection.

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

The role is based at any of our main UK locations, and hybrid working patterns are available. The role is full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Essential experience of the Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager:

• Extensive experience within further education, training or learner-focused environments.
• Experience leading safeguarding and learner welfare activities.
• Experience embedding inclusion, SEND support, reasonable adjustments and graduated support frameworks.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in safeguarding and inclusion.
• Experience using case management systems, auditing records and analysing safeguarding and learner outcome data.

Qualifications for the Safeguarding and Inclusion Manager:

• Level 3 or above Designated Safeguarding Lead qualification with current role-relevant update training.
• Relevant professional qualification, or substantial equivalent experience, in safeguarding, education, training, social care or a related discipline.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance and Non-Police Personnel Vetting Level 1 (NPPV1) for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 02/11/2026