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Spectra is looking for a Research and Community Development Coordinator to join our growing Sex Worker Support Service.
Spectra is a health and wellbeing not-for-profit with a strong LGBTQ+ heritage. We design and deliver programmes for people from marginalised communities, including LGBTQ+ communities, particularly trans and gender diverse communities, sex worker communities, young people, and people living with and affected by HIV. Our work includes sexual health programmes, HIV and STI testing and outreach, counselling, advocacy, peer support and mentoring.
Our Sex Worker Support Service has grown significantly since it was formed in 2023, and we are now looking for someone who can support the next stage of its development through community engagement, partnership work, participatory research and shared learning.
About the role
This role will support the ongoing development of Spectra’s Sex Worker Support Service by working closely with the Head of Sex Worker Support Services and the wider team. The postholder will help develop collaborative working with community and grassroots organisations, experts by experience, statutory agencies and other stakeholders.
You will lead on developing projects that support cross-community development in the sex worker support sector across London. This will include building external partnerships, helping to develop training, and supporting Spectra to play a positive and useful role in the wider sector.
The role will also involve recruiting for and facilitating community participatory research projects and focus groups, contributing to data analysis and report writing, and sharing learning with colleagues and external stakeholders. The postholder will also occasionally contribute to outreach sessions and community support training, to build a direct understanding of the needs of the sex workers we work with.
Key areas of work
In this role, you will:
- Support the development of collaborations with agencies, grassroots organisations, collectives and experts by experience.
- Assist with the production of peer-led needs assessments and reliable, usable data and research.
- Facilitate regular community participatory groups with service users and share learning with colleagues.
- Create and distribute a monthly newsletter to stakeholders.
- Coordinate training opportunities and awareness-raising sessions with external organisations, delivering training alongside the Head of Service and/or other colleagues.
- Assist with funding proposals and applications.
- Contribute to monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
- Help create, review and monitor resources for service users.
- Work with Spectra colleagues and external partners to increase community engagement and develop resources for service users.
About you
We are looking for someone who is organised, thoughtful and community-minded, with good communication skills and a strong commitment to the rights and wellbeing of people from marginalised backgrounds.
You will have lived experience of sex work or transactional sex, or substantial experience working in trusted, peer-led sex worker support settings. Spectra delivers this service using a peer-led model, and lived experience is considered essential to this role because it supports trust-building, meaningful engagement, culturally competent service delivery, and the development of services that reflect the needs and experiences of sex workers and people engaged in transactional sex.
You will also bring experience of developing good working relationships with stakeholders while maintaining professional boundaries, and experience of community research projects, data analysis and report writing.
We would particularly welcome applications from people who have experience of direct work within sex work community projects, online or in-person group facilitation, and/or knowledge of community participatory research methods.
About Spectra
Spectra’s values shape how we work, how we support one another, and how we work with the communities we serve. Our values are grounded in lived experience and reflect our commitment to equity, care and collaboration. We aim to be inclusive, supportive, emotionally aware, accessible, anti-oppressive, lived experience-centred and community-driven.
We strive to provide a strong and supportive working environment for our staff team, many of whom have lived experience and are from the communities we serve.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the application form and return it by Thursday 3 September at 9am.
Interviews will take place in person on Monday 14 September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Alex Project is Spectra's specialist sex worker support service. We provide outreach, advocacy, online engagement, community development and research activity with sex workers across London.
As our team continues to grow, we are looking for a compassionate, strategic and community-minded leader to join Spectra's Senior Management Team as our new Head of Sex Worker Support Services.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a well-established service that combines frontline support, community engagement, partnership working and research. You'll work alongside a committed team of staff, volunteers, partners and community members to ensure that sex workers across London can access high-quality, accessible and non-judgemental support.
About the role
The Head of Sex Worker Support Services provides strategic leadership for the Alex Project and is responsible for the overall direction and development of the department.
The role includes:
- Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team delivering outreach, advocacy, online engagement, research and community development activities.
- Developing partnerships with statutory, voluntary and community organisations across London.
- Supporting staff with complex casework, safeguarding and service development.
- Working with colleagues to secure funding and support sustainable growth.
- Overseeing service monitoring, reporting, quality assurance and learning.
- Supporting meaningful community participation and ethically governed research activity.
- Contributing to Spectra's wider organisational leadership as a member of the Senior Management Team.
About you
We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership skills with a commitment to the rights, wellbeing and self-determination of sex workers.
You will have:
- Experience of leading staff, volunteers or services within the voluntary, health or community sector.
- Experience of advice, advocacy, health or education programmes.
- Excellent partnership-building and communication skills.
- A strong understanding of the diversity of sex worker communities and the barriers many people face when accessing support.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality and good record keeping.
- A commitment to anti-oppressive, community-led ways of working.
We particularly encourage applications from people with current or previous lived experience of sex work or transactional sex, and from people with experience of peer-led community support.
About Spectra
Spectra is a health and wellbeing organisation with a strong LGBTQ+ heritage. We work with people from marginalised communities across London, including LGBTQ+ communities, sex workers, young people, and people living with or affected by HIV.
Our values are grounded in lived experience and community participation. We aim to be inclusive, accessible, anti-oppressive, supportive, emotionally aware and community-driven in everything we do.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A little bit about the role
Location:Hybrid. If you are based in London you are required to attend the London office twice a week. If you are based outside of London, you are required to attend the London office once a month. Please note that travel to the London office is at your own expense.
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £47,906 (£51,411 inclusive of London office allowance) plus competitive pension
Please note that this role will be closing on Wednesday 19 August at 9am.
We are looking for an account management, or workforce development professional that will consistently deliver on sales targets for our programmes and develop and maintain strong relationships with our partners for high satisfaction rates.
You will be part of a high performing Partnerships and Placements team that builds and maintains partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts nationally, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home
We are looking for someone with:
- A consistent record of hitting sales targets and forecasting accurately
- Skill in building trusted, senior-level partner relationships
- Confidence writing compelling proposals and delivering engaging pitches
Please see the job pack for a full list of responsibilities.
A little bit about you
We are looking for someone with a strong background in sales and account management, who consistently delivers against targets and forecasts with confidence. You will bring a natural ability to build trust with senior partners, balancing their needs alongside those of colleagues across the organisation. You will be a clear, persuasive communicator, skilled at writing proposals and leading pitches that land well with different audiences. Above all, you will be dependable and proactive, helping to build a high-performing culture through strong collaboration and sound judgement under pressure.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
Important information
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater global majority representation in our senior roles. We know the value global majority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
This role may be eligible for sponsorship.
For further information about this role, please contact Joanne Ormston, Principal Partnerships Lead (please see the job pack for contact details).
Registered Charity
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To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.