Project Coordinator

We are seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to join the team to support the Account Manager in the delivery of up to 60 campaigns a year.

Project Coordinator Responsibilities:

- Supporting a team of over 100 staff with project coordination and administrative functions to ensure that campaign deadlines are met
- Gathering data and submitting weekly reports on campaign hours, performance and costs
- Administration of TF training sessions, booking TF travel for training sessions (100 TFs)
- Administration of training and skills register, and new starters and leavers.
- Administering the monthly call calibration sessions; gather feedback and circulate notes / actions arising
- Managing finance admin related tasks (setting up POs, keeping expenditure logs, chasing invoices, submitting invoices for approval and payment, preparing and submitting internal recharge documents)

Project Coordinator Requirements:

You will have project coordination experience coupled with excellent communication and organisation skills, ideally acquired in a fundraising environment. You will need to be comfortable communicating with a wide variety of audiences and will be comfortable working under pressure, and to strict and tight deadlines. In addition you will need to be highly self-motivated and be able to manage own workload.

About RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People:

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

Location: Home Based

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week

Salary: £16,426 to £18,068 per annum

Benefits: 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service, excellent pension schemes

Closing Date - 23rd January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Project Coordinator, Project Assistant, Project Manager, Project Administrator, Customer Service Advisor, Customer Service Team Leader, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Admin Team Leader, Secretary, PA, Personal Assistant, Office Assistant, Office Administrator, Charity, Third Sector, NFP,

Ref: 91072

Project Coordinator - High End TV

ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries – film, television (high-end, children’s, unscripted), VFX, animation and games. Our mission is to lead on building skills and talent, finding, developing and sustaining a properly inclusive workforce to support the screen industries across the whole of the country and power growth.

Our Board and Advisory Councils comprise committed senior industry leaders from across the screen sector, representing large and small organisations and businesses across the UK.

Role Purpose:

The HETV Projects Coordinator will have responsibility for the administration and processing of the financial and contracting aspects of Trainee Finder and Make a Move. This includes gathering required reporting information and assisting with the wider activities such as trainee recruitment, promotional activity and other administrative duties that help ensure the smooth running of the schemes. This role will also support the administration and delivery of wider HETV activities, when required, including responding to general HETV enquiries and providing coordination and support for HETV activities such as First Break, national and regional industry events.

Key responsibilities:

Trainee Finder Recruitment

Supporting the Trainee Finder Outreach Manager (TFOM) with the coordination, administration and delivery of the Trainee Finder recruitment process. With the support of the HETV Trainee Finder Administrator this includes:

• Scheduling Trainee Finder interviews across the UK
• Booking venues for the Trainee Finder interviews
• Emailing candidates to invite them to interview at a selected time and date
• Emailing interviewers with time and date information, CVs of trainees, as well as our inclusivity guide
• Sending out rejection letters along with supporting PDF.
• Sending out offer letters and request for right to work information
• Gathering dietary and accessibility requirements from successful TF cohort for the Trainee Finder induction.
• Sending out expense form template, and any other post induction documents to trainees
• Organising contributors for the Trainee Finder induction as required
• Liaise with the induction delivery team re their requirements
• Organise travel and accommodation for TF team for induction
• Process and log expenses that come in.

Contracting:

• Drawing up appropriate contracting paperwork as directed by the Trainee Finder Outreach Manager for Trainee Finder and Make a Move for the Senior New Entrant Manager (SNEM).
• Checking all contract and reporting documentation is received as required and passed to the TFOM and or SNEM for approval;
• Tracking all stages of the contracting paperwork, keeping accurate records and following up the final delivery of all contracting paperwork so funds can be released
• Using GIFTS Software to generate contracts – training will be given

Financial:

• Processing invoices efficiently, reviewing for accuracy;
• Following up invoices, if not received on time.
• Logging all trainee expenses
• Data management, reporting and processing for Trainee Finder, Make A Move and wider HETV team
• Running financial and database reports as required
• Ensuring all logging of activity is correct and up to date

Communications, department and general coordination: 

• Support the Trainee Finder Outreach Manager with productions’ trainee enquiries, grant applications, checking trainee availability, send ingout trainee CVs to productions and ad-hoc support
• Proactively work with the Marketing team ensuring appropriate sections of ScreenSkills website are up to date and reporting any updates required to TFOM and/or SNEM
• Ensuring that any updates filter through to production paperwork, liaising with heads of department
• Updating relevant contact databases (excel), availability spreadsheets and Hubspot in liaison with TF Team (training will be given on HubSpot)
• Support Trainee Finder and Make a Move promotion and training activity on Facebook groups - ensuring pages are regularly updated
• Setting up Trainee Finder courses as and when required and managing bookings and record keeping of attendance
• Work with the HETV team to ensure tracking of all Trainees and Make a Move participants is delivered
• Attend and support at high-end TV events as required
• Provide other administrative support to the HETV team as reasonably required, including answering HETV department general emails and calls.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise a number of competing demands
• Attention to detail
• Strong administration skills including data management in Excel
• Proactive and reactive approach to work
• Ability to take responsibility and work under own initiative
• The awareness and respect to handle confidential documents
• Solutions driven
• Strong interpersonal skills in this partly outward facing role

Preferred:

• The awareness and respect to handle confidential documents
• Ability to work with a wide range of people from trainees to Heads of Production and understand their needs and priorities
• An understanding of high–end TV
• Skills across Gifts data management system – training will be given

Other skills and attributes:

• Good team player and enthusiastic
• Friendly, helpful and collaborative both within team and wider organisation
• Confident in ownability
• Confident in taking responsibility for own actions
• Flexibility to work across multiple projects
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends on an ad hoc basis
• Positive outlook

Corporate responsibilities for all ScreenSkills personnel:

• Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills’ overall strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills’ positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (e.g. such as those with disabilities and from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities).
• Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives.
• Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high-quality service which meets their needs.
• Support yours and your colleagues’ activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the ScreenSkills’ intranet for internal communications and authorised systems for contact management.

ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.

The Association of Directors of Public Health has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 150 years. Working in collaboration with others to maximise the voice for public health, it seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level. In partnership with The Public Health Network they are now looking to appoint to the new role of ‘Administrator’ within their busy office on Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AB.

The successful candidate will gain an excellent insight in to the roles and functions of both bodies,  providing a high quality administrative support across policy, membership engagement and office management.

With experience of database management, meeting and event management and a strong background in IT, you will be comfortable working independently in an administrative role, with excellent organisation and prioritisation skills and methodical attention to detail.

We are currently advertising for two separate Coordinator roles, candidates are welcome to apply for both positions if they wish.

Please include a covering letter with your CV, stating how you meet the person specification.

The closing date for applications is February 2nd, and interviews will be held on February 12th.

Leighton Linslade Homeless Service ("LLHS") seeks a full time hostel manager/project coordinator to manage a homeless shelter and food bank in the market town of Leighton Buzzard.  This is a full time role that involves representing LLHS, day-to-day management of a hostel and food bank, acting as a guide and mentor to the circa 12 residents and assisting in raising the profile of LLHS amongst local communities.

The organisation, our partner, is dedicated to the provision of financial management solutions to international institutions, particularly those involved in grant-making and the implementation of grant-funded programmes in the Public & International Development sectors e.g. UNICEF & The World Bank. In turn grants are provided to a large and diverse group of non-profit organisations delivering essential programmes to communities, typically in the less-developed world.

You will provide project coordination support for the full life cycle of department assignments offered to clients; from the proposal process, contract management, assignment planning, through to assisting with the report writing, and billing.

The Project Coordinator takes responsibility for specific clients and works closely with the respective Client Manager. The project coordinator is a vital asset to the contract team and should always be able to assist as and when required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the full lifecycle of the project, including the following key processes: Proposals, Contracting, Planning, Reporting & Billing. Depending on the individual client/contract, the following tasks may vary.

• Assist with proposal and tender submission, including preparing project budgets and schedules, ensuring that all proposals are submitted within the respective deadline and liaising with prospective staff
• Ensure that contracts are as per the issued proposals, that all terms agreed are in the firm’s best interests and support the Managers in any contract administration that may be required
• Plan the fieldwork of the project, including agreeing dates with the beneficiary (the NGO that has received the funds from the donor), liaising with internal and/or external staff to ensure they can perform the required service (financial audit, etc.) on the agreed dates and that all parties have the necessary information to ensure the project fieldwork runs smoothly
• Draw up contracts between the firm and any outside International office with whom we have liaised to be involved in the fieldwork of the project
• Monitor and track project progress and handle any issues that arise, create a Control Schedule to ensure all stakeholders are kept up to date with any project developments
• Act as the point of contact for all stakeholders (including the client, the beneficiary, internal/external teams and management)
• Assist the manager in any report-writing tasks that may be required & deliver final product to client
• Monitor internal staff working hours & expenses incurred, to ensure project budgets are adhered to
• Check and process all external suppliers’ invoices, making sure all days worked and expenses incurred are within the agreed budget, liaising with finance as and when issues arise
• Assist in client billing, ensuring that all bills issued are as per the contractual terms between the firm and the client, that all costs incurred by the firm are accounted for when creating the bill, and that all bills are paid by the client in a timely manner 
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for future use, ensuring that all projects are properly logged and can be used in future proposals/tenders
• Any other duties appropriate to the grade and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training
• General: translate documents, maintain filing system of documentation by client and by assignment, assist with training new project coordinators, archive files when necessary

The role requires:

Essential:

• Prior experience in a project coordination role
• Fluent English in both spoken and written communication
• Second language, especially French, Spanish or German
• Degree educated
• Competent using MS Office
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to prioritise, organise and multi-task
• Good numeracy skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Desirable:

• Experience of working in Financial Services or for a large International Institution
• Able to work under pressure with accuracy and focus
• Good eye for detail and the ability to follow through tasks
• Able to meet deadlines
• Able to be a self-starter and work on own initiative 
• Able to demonstrate problem solving skills
• Comfortable within a changing and developing environment 
• Able to apply relevant skills to new scenarios

Fixed term maternity cover contract until 30th September 2020

We are looking for a committed and motivated individual to join us as Project Coordinator – Move on Crisis Project. There has never been a more crucial time to stand up to the injustice facing refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.

At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives.  We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision.

Over the last 3 years, we have provided life-changing support to more than 3,000 resettled refugees and 8,000 people seeking asylum, strengthened the work of more than 140 charities, and secured important changes in government policy and practice on English language provision and support for asylum seekers at risk of destitution.  We want to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22) through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations.

As Project Coordinator you will coordinate this project as part of the Working English North Project which helps people with refugee status (as well as humanitarian protection and discretionary leave, people with approved family reunion applications, and Application Registration Cards (ARCs) with permission to work) to gain employment and develop their employability skills. This holistic, personalised service increases people’s employment prospects, giving hope, aspirations and access to the labour market, thereby reducing the complex barriers that they face. Working English North is a Home Office-funded project that aims to improve the integration of refugees at a national, local and regional level by:

• Increasing their readiness to engage with the job market.
• Improving their employability by taking positive action e.g. securing a volunteer or job placement, accessing vocational training, or statutory ESOL courses.
• Securing income support to enable them to focus on their employability pathway
• Addressing systemic barriers to employment for people from refugee backgrounds.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of people from refugee backgrounds in Manchester;
• Detailed knowledge of the housing and support entitlements of people recognised as refugees and their families as well as the obstacles they may face;
• One year’s experience of providing advice and advocacy on housing and benefits to people from refugee backgrounds to facilitate their integration;
• Ability to build positive working relations with community organisations to build their receptiveness to incorporate integration support into their services;
• Experience of recruiting, training, supervising and motivating volunteers in an advice capacity and managing volunteers remotely;

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 09:00am, Friday 24th January 2020

Interviews: Monday 10th February 2020

Are you an inspiring woman with experience of working with girls and young women? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Coordinator to help develop OSARCC’s next stage of growth, expanding our support services to young women and girls aged 14 – 18, and increasing the reach of our education and preventative work. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering outcome based services and managing complex projects. With experience of designing and delivering services you will help us to ensure that women and girls are engaged throughout the project development.  We are also looking for someone with a strong commitment to working within a feminist collective ethos in the violence against women and girls sector.

Regular evening and weekend work will be required, as will travel within Oxfordshire.

OSARCC is a supportive organisation to work for.  We offer competitive salaries, a generous training budget, in house CPD, external clinical supervision, excellent benefits including paid time off for dependants, flexible working, and paid maternity benefits that exceed the statutory minimum.  

This role is subject to a receiving Enhanced Criminal Bureau and a six month probationary period. The post holder will be eligible for 28 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and a 5% pension contribution. OSARCC offers flexible working.

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.

The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health. 

We are now looking to appoint to the position of Policy Projects Coordinator to support the Head of Policy and Policy Manager in the policy administration and development functions of the organisation. In this role you will be responsible for administering the programme of meetings for the ADPH Council, and Policy Advisory Groups (PAGs), and manage requests from external organisations for ADPH representation, input and endorsements.

The successful candidate will have experience of working independently and exhibit excellent organisational and prioritising skills. Working in a fast- paced environment across different Teams within the Association you will need to be flexible, proactive and have an eye for detail.

We are currently advertising for 2 separate Project Coordinator roles. Candidates are welcome to send in applications for both roles should they wish.

Please apply with a covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role, and a current cv.

The compliance and admin assistant will have experience of the compliance and admin functions within a project management environment.   You will be responsible for the gathering, checking and collating of records in line with funding requirements and have exceptional interpersonal skills liaising with stakeholders and partners to ensure compliance and resolve issues.   You will be a confident user of Microsoft office packages who pays attention to detail and is able to produce detailed reports, documents and spreadsheets.   You will assist in the preparation of monthy returns, audits and performance reports as well as maintaining project and compliance logs and registers.  You will be a team player who works under pressure to achieve deadlines, solving problems and using your initiative to identify solutions.

The organisation, our partner, is dedicated to the provision of financial management solutions to international institutions, particularly those involved in grant-making and the implementation of grant-funded programmes in the Public & International Development sectors e.g. UNICEF & The World Bank. In turn grants are provided to a large and diverse group of non-profit organisations delivering essential programmes to communities, typically in the less-developed world.

You will provide project coordination support for the full life cycle of department assignments offered to clients; from the proposal process, contract management, assignment planning, through to assisting with the report writing, and billing.

The Project Coordinator takes responsibility for specific clients and works closely with the respective Client Manager. The project coordinator is a vital asset to the contract team and should always be able to assist as and when required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the full lifecycle of the project, including the following key processes: Proposals, Contracting, Planning, Reporting & Billing. Depending on the individual client/contract, the following tasks may vary.

• Assist with proposal and tender submission, including preparing project budgets and schedules, ensuring that all proposals are submitted within the respective deadline and liaising with prospective staff
• Ensure that contracts are as per the issued proposals, that all terms agreed are in the firm’s best interests and support the Managers in any contract administration that may be required
• Plan the fieldwork of the project, including agreeing dates with the beneficiary (the NGO that has received the funds from the donor), liaising with internal and/or external staff to ensure they can perform the required service (financial audit, etc.) on the agreed dates and that all parties have the necessary information to ensure the project fieldwork runs smoothly
• Draw up contracts between the firm and any outside International office with whom we have liaised to be involved in the fieldwork of the project
• Monitor and track project progress and handle any issues that arise, create a Control Schedule to ensure all stakeholders are kept up to date with any project developments
• Act as the point of contact for all stakeholders (including the client, the beneficiary, internal/external teams and management)
• Assist the manager in any report-writing tasks that may be required & deliver final product to client
• Monitor internal staff working hours & expenses incurred, to ensure project budgets are adhered to
• Check and process all external suppliers’ invoices, making sure all days worked and expenses incurred are within the agreed budget, liaising with finance as and when issues arise
• Assist in client billing, ensuring that all bills issued are as per the contractual terms between the firm and the client, that all costs incurred by the firm are accounted for when creating the bill, and that all bills are paid by the client in a timely manner 
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for future use, ensuring that all projects are properly logged and can be used in future proposals/tenders
• Any other duties appropriate to the grade and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training
• General: translate documents, maintain filing system of documentation by client and by assignment, assist with training new project coordinators, archive files when necessary

The role requires:

• Prior experience in a project coordination role
• Fluent English in both spoken and written communication
• Second language, German
• Degree educated
• Competent using MS Office
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to prioritise, organise and multi-task
• Good numeracy skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Desirable:

• Experience of working in Financial Services or for a large International Institution
• Able to work under pressure with accuracy and focus
• Good eye for detail and the ability to follow through tasks
• Able to meet deadlines
• Able to be a self-starter and work on own initiative 
• Able to demonstrate problem solving skills
• Comfortable within a changing and developing environment 
• Able to apply relevant skills to new scenarios

Leighton Linslade Homeless Service (LLHS) seeks a full time or part time hostel worker / deputy manager to assist in the running of a homeless shelter in the market town of Leighton Buzzard.  This role involves the day-to-day running of a hostel facility, acting as a guide and mentor to the circa 12 residents and assisting in raising the profile of LLHS amongst local communities. You will be responsible to and on occasion deputise for the Hostel Manger / Project Co-ordinator.

Working with the Head of Anti-Bullying, this role will enable The Diana Award to demonstrate the impact of our programmes, particularly our anti-bullying initiatives through: 

• Making evidence-based decisions and develop evidence-based policy
• Developing and evaluating impactful campaigns, products and services
• Communicating the impact of bullying on young people in an accurate and compelling way
• Changing policy, practice and public attitude for the benefit of children, young people and their families.

The ideal candidate will enjoy managing, analysing and interpreting data in a clear and meaningful way. They will be comfortable working with colleagues across the organisation, show initiative and be able to work on various projects simultaneously.

Applicants will have an excellent understanding of issues relating to bullying, safeguarding and behaviour and be able to create relevant responses and policy-related papers to support our campaign around these issues; targeted at a wide audience.

To find out more about the organisation and the role please visit our website at the link below. 

The Charity

The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity working with vulnerable young people aged 11 to 16 years old from Wiltshire and Swindon. Our outdoor activity based Youth Adventure Programme enables young people to challenge themselves, experience success, learn to go beyond their own expectations and grow in confidence. Through a series of residential camps and day activities they are able to build resilience, self esteem and develop social and life skills. The Mentoring Scheme is an additional offer for those young people identified as in need of some further individualised support at the end of the main programme. Volunteer mentors work with a young person for up to a year, supporting them with issues they are experiencing, continuing to develop their confidence, resilience and life skills, and working towards the outcomes the young person has identified for themselves. The Trust’s Bursary Scheme is open to all those young people who have completed the main programme to assist their next steps into further activities.  All our services are provided completely free of charge to the young people who are nominated to take part. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated individual to support the delivery and expansion of our Mentoring and Bursary Schemes. You will be involved in all aspects of the schemes, supporting the Mentoring Manager to ensure they run effectively. You will need experience of direct work with young people, as well as experience working with or managing volunteers.

This role includes responsibility for:

• Supporting the young people’s transition from the main programme into the Mentoring Scheme including attending their Pathway Days, and acting as a key point of contact for young people and their parents.
• Assisting the recruitment of volunteer mentors including fulfilling our commitment to Safer Recruitment.
• Organising, preparing and information sharing with volunteers to ensure they are ready to fulfil their role.
• Supporting the matching process to establish the best fit between young people and mentors.
• Acting as a key point of contact and support for volunteers throughout their time as a mentor, including being available on-call during session times which may occur in the evening and occasionally at weekends.
• Working in partnership with the young people’s families, referral agencies and other organisations to maximise the benefits for the young people involved.
• Creating and delivering training opportunities for new and existing volunteers in conjunction with the Mentoring Manager.
• Administrating all aspects of a volunteer and young person’s involvement with the Mentoring Scheme, including completing the relevant checks and references, record keeping and database maintenance.
• Facilitating young people’s access to the Bursary Scheme including promoting the scheme, assessing applications, identifying and acquiring items and requesting follow up feedback.
• Supporting the effective monitoring of the schemes and measurement of young people’s outcomes.
• Participating in sector networking and awareness raising on behalf of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Acting as an ambassador for the Youth Adventure Trust at all times.

The post is subject to a six months’ probationary period.

The Candidate

To be up to the challenge you will need excellent understanding and a proven track record of working with vulnerable and challenging young people. You will need comprehensive knowledge of volunteering, and demonstrable skills at building effective relationships with volunteers, parents/carers, and professional organisations. You will need strong engagement skills to effectively support both the young people and volunteer mentors. You’ll be an excellent communicator, a strong team player and an exemplary role model.

We need someone with:

• Experience of direct work with vulnerable and challenging young people, ideally within a mentoring context.

• Experience of recruiting, supporting and working with volunteers.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive attitude, high energy and enthusiasm for the work of the Youth Adventure Trust.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload. Excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Excellent administrative skills and a methodical and thorough approach.
• The ability to perform well and problem solve in high-stress and changing situations. A flexible and dynamic approach.
• Strong IT skills including experience of e-mail, MS Office, databases and social media.

In addition:-

• The ability to work flexible hours, evenings and weekends as required, is essential - if you are looking for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
• A full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required

Safer Recruitment

The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. Therefore;

• a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for this post;
• we will seek references on shortlisted candidates before interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications;
• if the applicant is shortlisted, any relevant issues arising from his or her references or application will be taken up at interview;
• if the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, his or her current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is “time expired” (e.g. where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing), and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If the applicant is not currently working with children but has done so in the past, then contact will be made with that employer who will be asked about these issues; and
• applicants should note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected, or dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police.

Please review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy available on our website.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form which includes the opportunity to outline why you think you are suitable for this role, making specific reference to the Role and Candidate descriptions above.

Applications Closing Date: Sunday 2nd Febuary 11.59pm

Interview Date: Monday 10th February (Frome, Somerset)

A second interview will be held for selected candidates on Sunday 16th February (Wiltshire)

Unfortunately we are unable to reimburse interview expenditure incurred.

The Youth Adventure Trust sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Job Description: Project Coordinator for School Awards (3-4 days per week), exciting work as part of outreach team to London State schools, encouraging non-academic challenges from 17 year olds 

The Mark Evison Foundation aims to promote the personal development of young people through challenge. We work directly with London state schools, encouraging non-academic proposals for challenge from 17-year old’s (Yr. 12s). It is exciting work, bringing out the best in young people.

Due to expansion we are seeking a gifted part-time schools project officer (up to .8 WTE) for a key role within a lovely team based in Dulwich, SE21, Southwark. The work is varied and very interesting.

The successful candidate should be a graduate, enthusiastic and well-organised, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work independently, manage priorities, work to deadlines, and take initiative. The post involves being part of an outreach team, presenting at state school assemblies, working with students at partner schools to help prepare costed applications, handling draft applications by email, and accurate data collection and input. The applicant should have good social media expertise. They will be able to deal efficiently and accurately with most administrative requirements, and have excellent PC skills – Word, Excel and Outlook. We would train you to deal with our systems.

How to apply

Please send us a CV before 30 January 2020 with a short statement explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an application form at a later stage. These should be emailed to us or posted to the Mark Evison Foundation, PO Box 59519, London SE21 9AL.