Case and Contract Manager

Case and Contract Manager Location: Sheffield/Hybrid working Salary: £55,242 per year rising to £57,644 per year after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period. Vacancy Type: Full time, Permanent Closing date: 17/05/2026 The Role Are you an experienced legal services or regulatory professional? Are you looking for an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of essential fitness to practise services? This is a brand new role at Social Work England, created to strengthen how we work with our external legal provider and how we manage complex fitness to practise cases. As our Case and Contract Manager, you ll have a real opportunity to shape how this role operates, influence our approach, and make a visible impact from day one. Working with a high level of autonomy, you ll oversee our external legal provider contract and provide senior direction on complex cases, working closely with our investigations team and Head of Investigations. Social Work England is the specialist regulator for social work in England. We focus on protecting the public, supporting positive change in social work, and maintaining confidence in the profession. Every day, social workers help millions of people improve their lives, and our role is to ensure regulation supports safe and effective practice. About the role This role brings together contract oversight, performance management, and senior case leadership. You ll be responsible for ensuring our external legal provider delivers ..... full job details .....