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Overview of The Role We are seeking a Training and Development Coordinator to support cross-sector consultation, training and resource development, securing national bookings and the recruitment & training of trainers centred around An ABC of CSA. The role is supported through funding from Innovate UK.
About Viv Gordon Company:
Viv Gordon Company is a CSA survivor-led arts and social justice organisation. Our work is a creative campaign to increase visibility, voice, community and leadership by, for and with CSA survivors aged 14+. We believe that CSA survival is a creative act. There’s an estimated 11 million adult CSA survivors in the UK. Find out more about our work on our website and socials @VivGordonCo
Info about An ABC of CSA
An ABC of CSA is a creative resource co-produced with 40 CSA survivors to support better conversations about child sexual abuse, including: a set of alphabet cards, a touring exhibition and associated cross-sector training.
The Role
We are looking for a Training and Development Coordinator to join us, who has strong communication skills and excellent organisational ability. You may have experience in coordinating a training programme or developing business leads for ongoing training or sales opportunities. You may have a background in arts and/or mental health or experience working in the sexual violence sector, therapy or counselling.
You will help Viv Gordon Company to develop, market and sell existing training centred around An ABC of CSA and recruit, support and coordinate a small team of trainers. Reporting to (and with the support of) the company’s Executive Producer, this will include:
- Support VGC in cross sector consultation to identify training needs of different potential clients to inform training design
- Develop contacts and leads for training bookings via email, phone calls and relevant networking events
- Develop training info pack and relevant materials (with a graphic designer if needed)
- Contribute to the development of marketing materials and coordinate distribution to relevant parties
- Plan & coordinate the train the trainers session with VGC
- Help recruit trainers
- Coordinate the trainers going to their delivery sessions inc. any access support requirements
- Be the main point of contact for trainers and clients when delivering their training sessions
- Get feedback from clients and implement changes with VGC where required
- Implement & coordinate evaluation of the training
- Follow finance processes
- Follow company access needs
- Any other duties that reasonably fall within the role
About You
The successful contractor will demonstrate the following skills:
Essential
- Strong communication skills, including confidence making phone calls with prospective and existing clients across different sectors
- The ability to work well in a team and independently
- Building and maintaining contacts for potential training opportunities/clients
- Experience of planning and/or coordinating a training programme or similar
- Experience of coordinating a small team of trainers
- Experience of budget management and following financial processes
- Experience creating and distributing marketing strategies
- Proven organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Experience of formatting documents using Google Docs, Microsoft Word or equivalent
- Working knowledge of access and inclusion for a range of access needs
Desirable
- Experience of being in survivor-led or activist spaces
- Experience of working in arts, mental health, sexual violence or therapy/counselling sectors
- Active listening skills
To Apply
Please send (PDF or Word format preferable):
- A short cover letter (approximately one side of A4) OR a voice/video recording (approximately 3 minutes long) explaining how you meet the job criteria and why you are interested in the role.and
- An up-to-date CV including 1 reference
Interviews will be held in person in Bristol, on the 30/4/24
This contract will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have exciting plans for learning and organisational development at the House of Lords as part of our new People Strategy and are recruiting new team members to help make them happen. You’ll be joining our brilliant team in the HR Office in the House of Lords as the Learning & Organisational Development Consultant. The HR Office is responsible for all things people, and our L&OD team is responsible for organisational development, design and learning interventions. We’re looking for someone who wants to come in and make an impact by driving a learning culture across the organisation.
This is a position where you will be working at the heart of Parliament. In this exciting role you will have responsibility for designing, delivering and evaluating impactful and engaging learning and organisational development to support career development, are well-equipped for the future and deliver excellent services.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a successful track record in a consultancy approach to identifying and delivering against strategic aims and business needs, taking an organisational development approach to supporting career development and change across the organisation. If you have an engaging approach to learning and change, we would love to hear from you. This opportunity is hybrid with a mixture of working from home and onsite on the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Parliamentary Estate.
You’ll be responsible for –
- To provide a proactive learning and organisational development consultancy service across the organisation to support change and delivery of priorities.
- To lead the design, development and application of organisational development approaches, diagnostic tools, interventions, and techniques to improve performance through behaviour, process, or structure change.
- To lead and manage learning and organisational development projects including:
- Project scoping and definition
- Stakeholder engagement/management
- Project delivery and reporting
- Evaluating effectiveness
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure staff and teams have the development support that they need and provide a seamless, co-ordinated service. This includes responsibility for working in partnership with a “client group” of Heads of Office to identify and meet local learning and OD needs.
- Work closely with the Inclusion & Diversity team to design and deliver a blend of development opportunities and to support a diverse and inclusive working environment and values-led culture.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in learning and organisational development.
- Drive a culture of coaching and continuous professional development.
If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.
What we’re looking for
- Experience of delivering successful learning and organisational development interventions from initial consultation to evaluation, delivering change and career development to meet strategic priorities
- Demonstrable experience of using a consulting approach to diagnose learning and organisational development needs and identify and develop options to meet those needs.
- Proven ability to plan and manage multiple priorities, allocating work for yourself and others, meeting deadlines, using proportionate project methodologies and adjusting plans as circumstances change.
- Demonstrable self-awareness and experience of influencing a range of managers, senior leaders and colleagues, adjusting your approach and promoting an inclusive working environment.
- Proven ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing, engaging individuals and groups and tailoring messages to diverse audiences from procedural specialists to corporate services and estate-based colleagues.
- Establishes and builds trusting relationships both internally and externally; motivates, develops and coaches others, providing feedback and enabling personal, professional and organisational growth.
The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.
What you’ll get in return
- 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounts from well-known brands and retailers
- Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme
- The opportunity to witness history in the making!
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:
- Make laws
- Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
- Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.
Please complete your online application by 23:55 on Sunday 28th of April 2024.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us.
The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.