Job Introduction
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks if relevant to their role.
Join Us as a Mobilisation and Divestment Manager
The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within our Corporate Services support the teams who champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families. We have a rewarding opportunity for a Mobilisation and Divestment Manager within the Adult Services team. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/
About the Team
You’ll work as part of Adult Services, collaborating closely with colleagues across Operations, HR, Finance, Quality, Estates, IT, and Business Development. The team works in partnership with commissioners, housing providers, families, and external partners to ensure services are launched, transitioned, or closed in a safe, compliant, and people‑centred way.
About the Role
As the Mobilisation & Divestment Manager, you’ll lead the end‑to‑end mobilisation of new services and the safe, compassionate divestment, closure, or transfer of existing services. You’ll take full ownership of complex transitions, ensuring legal, regulatory, and quality requirements are met while protecting the wellbeing of autistic people, families, and staff and supporting sustainable organisational growth.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, manage and deliver the end-to-end mobilisation of new services/referrals
- Lead the planned divestment, deregistration, closure or transfer of services
- Ensure regulatory, contractual and safeguarding requirements are met throughout any service exit or transfer
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience of mobilising new services in a social care or health setting
- Understanding of how adult social care services operate, including regulated service delivery and quality standards
- Willing and able to travel extensively
Click here for the Job Description
This advert is for a full-time permanent position at 35 Hours per week.
This role is Homebased
What we can offer you
- Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
- Annual Leave – 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
- Training – Great induction and training, including autism training.
- Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
- Healthcare – Cash plan for permanent staff.
- Life Assurance – 2x your base salary.
- Flexible Benefits – Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension.
- Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
- Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
- Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts.
About our application process
You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following:
- Look at the job description and person specification.
- Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.
- Give examples if you can.
We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.
To protect our autistic adults & children at the National Autistic Society, some roles require employees to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential if its applicable to your role.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.
We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Important Information
Agencies need not apply.
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.
The National Autistic Society may use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist our recruitment team with reviewing applications for this role. All application decisions are made by people and are not determined automatically by AI.