The National Children’s Bureau is delighted to announce the appointment of Phillip Anderson as our new Strategic Director for External Affairs.
Phillip will play a pivotal role within NCB, leading teams that make a difference from the playground to parliament, analysing, influencing and ultimately changing the complex systems on which children and their families rely.
Phillip joins NCB from the MS Society, where he is Head of Policy and Evidence.
"It is an extraordinary privilege to join NCB’s vital work and make sure that children and young people can tell their stories to those who need to hear them – and by doing so, change those stories for the better."
Phillip Anderson said: “As the National Children’s Bureau prepares to mark its 60th birthday, children and young people have never needed it more. In the face of the cost-of-living crisis and struggling services, Government inaction is leaving more children without the support they need.
"It is an extraordinary privilege to join NCB’s vital work and make sure that children and young people can tell their stories to those who need to hear them – and by doing so, change those stories for the better."
NCB’s CEO, Anna Feuchtwang, warmly welcomed Phillip to his new post, adding: “I am delighted that Phillip is joining NCB in this landmark year for the charity. The challenges facing babies, children, young people and their families are as daunting today as they have ever been. NCB will continue to fight for children’s right to grow up safe and supported as it has for the last 60 years. With Phil leading our policy, communications, research and development work, I am confident we will continue to unite people and organisations to create better childhoods for all children.”
Biography
Phillip held a variety of roles at the Department of Health and Social Care, working on the response to the swine flu pandemic, tackling child obesity, reforming social care and expanding support for informal family carers.
More recently he has worked for Prostate Cancer UK and the MS Society, using both public and private platforms to champion the rights of people living with these conditions and make the case for improving the health, care and welfare systems that support them.
Phillip has always been passionate about supporting children and young people, taking on a range of voluntary roles and mentorships as well as working full-time with vulnerable children in Peru and Chile.
He lives in North London with his partner and son.