This is an exciting opportunity to help Headway – the brain injury association to improve life after brain injury for survivors and their families in Northern Ireland.

Salary: £21,500

A brain injury can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Each year, around 10,000 people are admitted to hospital in Northern Ireland with an acquired brain injury. Most of these people will need help and support in rebuilding their lives.

That’s where we come in. At Headway, our role is to provide information and support to people affected by brain injury while campaigning to reduce the number of people sustaining such injuries and calling for better support for those that do.

To do this, we need your help!

In your role as an ABI Services Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for devising and delivering face-to-face and virtual support services to brain injury survivors and carers in the Belfast and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust areas.

You will use your passion, drive and creativity to develop support programmes that promote independent living and mental and physical wellbeing among brain injury survivors and carers.

Ideally, you will have knowledge of brain injury and experience of supporting those affected, or come from a social care background.

If you’re interested in improving life after brain injury, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2021

• Interviews: w/c 3 May 2021

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.

Find out more and apply for this role on our website. 

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Programme Support Officer (Young People) 

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based (within close proximity to one of our offices)

 £24,479 - £29,213 per annum (London)

£20,015 - £24,073 per annum (Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home-based)

35 hours per week

 Permanent

Are you looking for your next challenge? We are looking for a great team player to join us as a Programme Support Officer, supporting the exciting and busy work of the Young People Department.

We’re a friendly and passionate organisation focusing on:

• services, activities, programmes received by deaf children and young people

• creating opportunities for young people to have a say and understand their rights

• development of children’s independence and transitions into adulthood

We’re looking for a person who has the knowledge and experience to make a difference, and with a real commitment to their own continued development. 

As the Young People Programme Support Officer you’ll bring enthusiasm and experience of providing administrative support in the production, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of organisational activities.

Organisational skills will be important and an ability to manage multiple tasks while still meeting deadlines. 

Learning and development is a key focus for the organisation and there is a lot of opportunity to make your mark in this diverse role.

In return alongside the salary and pension scheme, we offer a friendly home/office working environment and generous holiday allowance including office closure between Christmas and New Year.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Wednesday 12 May 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

Job Title: In the Trust, you will be known as a Prince's Trust Executive, not Programme Facilitator. 

Location: Belfast office (Due to COVID-19, we are working with young people, volunteers and partners virtually, meaning you will temporarily be working from home.)

The Prince’s Trust Belfast are looking for individuals that share our passion to transform the lives of young people and help them into Confidence, Careers and Courses. This maternity cover is well suited to anyone with relationship management skills, as you’ll be working closely with our Delivery Partners.

What you will do:

This is not an exhaustive list and will vary from day to day.

• Negotiate a delivery plan and costs with the delivery partner.
• Draw up delivery agreements for the delivery partner to sign and process payments with them.
• Liaise with the delivery partner to confirm delivery timings, send links for virtual training and facilitate all programme sessions.
• Complete end of programme reports ensuring we are offering quality programmes to our young people.
• Support young people throughout the programme and after for progression purposes.
• Report on outcomes for our funder.
• Be process-driven and follow different processes on Frontline and DASH.
• Gathering PT and funder paperwork to confirm young person eligibility and submitting this in a timely manner (includes digital submission)

You will not be working directly with young people all of the time. On average, 40% of your time will be spent on delivery and 60% will be involving data, paperwork and processing, so excellent organisational skills are a must.

What we need from you:

It is essential that you have a strong understanding of the challenges young people within the Trust’s target groups face and we need you to provide evidence of this in your supporting statement and CV.

You would do well in this role if you have an admin background and can adapt your communication approach depending on the audience – whether that’s a young person, volunteer, delivery partner or colleague.

We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply, as you’ll have the chance to let us know what you would bring to the table, that will help Belfast’s young people in your supporting statement.

Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

To see the criteria for the role, please go to the job description. (This will open in a new window) 

For more information on our Execs, visit our ‘Working with young people’ page. (This will open in a new window)

If you are viewing this from an external job board, please click apply to be directed to our website, where you can view the job description and submit an application.

If you have any questions about this role that can’t be found in the job description, please email Claudia via the Resourcing mailbox and quote the req ID 759. The email address is on our website.

Why we need Programme Facilitators:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year

• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.

• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform!Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5%of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives is the right thing to do.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 759

This is a part-time (17.5 hours per week) FTC. Salary advertised is the full time equivalent.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide.

About the role

This is a key fundraising support role within the Fundraising Team in Ireland and is responsible for the administrative and support tasks relating to the fundraising team. A key part of the role will focus on updating and maintaining the supporter database. To include supporter relationships, income, appeal coding, acknowledgment letter templates and other tasks as necessary.

About you

Essential

-Educated to degree level or equivalent

-At least two years administrative experience in a customer/supporter care environment.

-Ability to use CRM databases for fundraising or marketing purposes

-ECDL or equivalent MS Office qualification

-High level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail

-Excellent inter personal and communication skills

-Confidentiality and discretion

-Ability to work with limited supervision, under pressure and juggling multiple priorities

-Fluent written and spoken English

Desirable

-Experience of using a CRM database

-Experience of working within fundraising or the charity sector

-Understanding the legal requirements and data protection relating to fundraising

-Experience of supervising volunteers

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions (if required)

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Strive for Improvement: Tell us about a time when you took an initiative to solve a problem

Build Partnerships: Tell us about a time when you contributed time and ideas to a piece of work which was beyond you or your team's role

Deliver Results: Tell us about a time when you planned, monitored and delivered a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) work objective to the standard required