My employer (big company) is currently recruiting for someone to do the same job I do but at a higher level. I loved the look of the job as it was essentially all the interesting bits that I like doing, with some expansion that covers many of the ideas I had already put forward to my line manager. I didn't apply for it as I'm currently part-time (25 hours over 4 days) and when I discussed promotion with my line manager earlier this year she said it was something she would be happy to discuss once I'm ready to go full-time.
I'm now looking at the CVs for candidates selected for interview and feeling pretty dejected. I have much more relevant experience than either of them and the same amount of total experience in the industry.
Realistically, at the moment I don't feel that I want to commit to full-time hours until my youngest child starts school. She's only just 1. So do I have to accept that my career is going nowhere for the next 4 years or is there something I can do to progress without going full-time?