CLD Development Officer: Mentors in Violence Prevention

Published 22/04/2024.  Last updated 02/09/2025

Education Scotland are currently offering a secondment as a Development Officer to support the national implementation of the Mentors In Violence Prevention Programme (MVP).

Applications are sought from CLD youth work practitioners who have experience in delivering MVP or a similar peer education programme. Candidates should possess Community Learning and Development Qualification SCQF level 9 or above and have full membership of the CLD Standards Council.

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) supports a whole-school approach to gender-based violence prevention and currently is being delivered in over 230 schools in Scotland. It is a peer education leadership programme in which senior pupils are trained and supported to deliver lessons to their younger peers.

MVP lessons explore and challenge the attitudes, beliefs and cultural norms that underpin gender-based violence and encourage young people to be active bystanders in a safe way. Community partners support school staff to implement the programme in schools. MVP has also been delivered in some youth work settings.

About the role

Job title: Development Officer Mentors in Violence Prevention

Reports to: Education Officer for Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities

Duration of the secondment: Until March 2026 (with the possibility of an extension up to 23 months)

The closing date is 21 September 2025 at 11:59pm

Apply for this role

To apply for this role please complete the inward secondment application form and diversity monitoring form.

Please return the completed form to Education Scotland human resources by 21 September 2025.

The sift for this role will take place week commencing 22 September 2025. Interviews dates are to be confirmed.

Further guidance

You may wish to read our secondment application guidance.

If you have questions about the role you are applying for, please contact Pauline Lynch.

The post holder will:

  • Support Local Authorities to deliver and embed the MVP programme

  • Deliver MVP professional learning to school staff and partners 

  • Support a partnership approach to the delivery of MVP

  • Work in partnership with the Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities Team within Education Scotland

  • Support the evaluation of the MVP programme

  • be expected to undertake any task consistent with the post that may be required by the organisation.

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria include:

  • a strong understanding of the current context of gender-based violence prevention work in Scotland

  • experience of delivering the MVP Programme or a similar peer education programme in schools

  • experience in quality assurance and evaluation of impact

  • experience of leading effective change at local and/or national level

Desirable criteria

It is desirable that the candidate has completed the MVP train-the-trainer course and has delivered MVP training to staff.

Success Profile framework relevant behaviours

Making effective decisions

  • analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions

  • invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making

Leadership

Ensure colleagues and stakeholders have a clear understanding of objectives, activities and time-frames.

Communicating and influencing

  • communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles to maximise understanding and impact

  • ensure that important messages are communicated with colleagues and stakeholders respectfully, taking into consideration the diversity of interests

This role is a grade B3. 

You will stay on your current salary while on secondment. You can expect a small increase to compensate working during school holidays.

This post can be based in Glasgow, Livingston, Dundee, Aberdeen or Inverness. Virtual and hybrid working is common and this role is hybrid compatible. 

Our standard working hours are 35 hours per week.
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CLD Development Officer: Mentors in Violence Prevention

Published 22/04/2024.  Last updated 02/09/2025

Education Scotland are currently offering a secondment as a Development Officer to support the national implementation of the Mentors In Violence Prevention Programme (MVP).

Applications are sought from CLD youth work practitioners who have experience in delivering MVP or a similar peer education programme. Candidates should possess Community Learning and Development Qualification SCQF level 9 or above and have full membership of the CLD Standards Council.

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) supports a whole-school approach to gender-based violence prevention and currently is being delivered in over 230 schools in Scotland. It is a peer education leadership programme in which senior pupils are trained and supported to deliver lessons to their younger peers.

MVP lessons explore and challenge the attitudes, beliefs and cultural norms that underpin gender-based violence and encourage young people to be active bystanders in a safe way. Community partners support school staff to implement the programme in schools. MVP has also been delivered in some youth work settings.

About the role

Job title: Development Officer Mentors in Violence Prevention

Reports to: Education Officer for Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities

Duration of the secondment: Until March 2026 (with the possibility of an extension up to 23 months)

The closing date is 21 September 2025 at 11:59pm

Apply for this role

To apply for this role please complete the inward secondment application form and diversity monitoring form.

Please return the completed form to Education Scotland human resources by 21 September 2025.

The sift for this role will take place week commencing 22 September 2025. Interviews dates are to be confirmed.

Further guidance

You may wish to read our secondment application guidance.

If you have questions about the role you are applying for, please contact Pauline Lynch.

The post holder will:

  • Support Local Authorities to deliver and embed the MVP programme

  • Deliver MVP professional learning to school staff and partners 

  • Support a partnership approach to the delivery of MVP

  • Work in partnership with the Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities Team within Education Scotland

  • Support the evaluation of the MVP programme

  • be expected to undertake any task consistent with the post that may be required by the organisation.

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria include:

  • a strong understanding of the current context of gender-based violence prevention work in Scotland

  • experience of delivering the MVP Programme or a similar peer education programme in schools

  • experience in quality assurance and evaluation of impact

  • experience of leading effective change at local and/or national level

Desirable criteria

It is desirable that the candidate has completed the MVP train-the-trainer course and has delivered MVP training to staff.

Success Profile framework relevant behaviours

Making effective decisions

  • analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions

  • invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making

Leadership

Ensure colleagues and stakeholders have a clear understanding of objectives, activities and time-frames.

Communicating and influencing

  • communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles to maximise understanding and impact

  • ensure that important messages are communicated with colleagues and stakeholders respectfully, taking into consideration the diversity of interests

This role is a grade B3. 

You will stay on your current salary while on secondment. You can expect a small increase to compensate working during school holidays.

This post can be based in Glasgow, Livingston, Dundee, Aberdeen or Inverness. Virtual and hybrid working is common and this role is hybrid compatible. 

Our standard working hours are 35 hours per week.
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