To manage the adoption agency service in accordance with applicable Statute, Regulations, Statutory Guidance, Adoption Standards, A4U''s policies and procedures and good practice. The Responsible Individual must have: a recognised social work qualification, or a professional qualification, at least at level 4, relevant to working in an adoption setting (or children services where the agency provides services to children), together with a qualification in management at least at level 4 at least two years'' experience relevant to adoption within the past five years, and at least one years'' experience supervising and managing professional staff, and in-depth knowledge and experience of child care law and practice, and where the agency provides an intercountry adoption service, knowledge of intercountry legislation and practice, the principles of the law and eligibility criteria for the overseas country, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Immigration Rules and immigration legislation that applies to the country in question, and the implications for children who are (a) adopted from outside the British Islands and (b) being taken out of the British Islands for the purposes of adoption. The Responsible Individual''s key responsibilities are: 1. To manage the Agency''s processes for potential adopters who wish to be approved for intercountry, adoption. This will include: a. Managing complex telephone queries ..... full job details .....