Women and Girls Network (WGN) is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) to join our West London Rape Crisis Service’s team of ISVAs. The ISVA will provide high quality specialist support to women who have experienced recent or non-recent sexual violence and are, or may, engage with the Criminal Justice System.

The ISVA service aims to provide trauma-informed, intersectional, woman-centred, rights and strengths based advocacy, that supports women on their unique recovery journey. The service is also passionate about campaigning and being a part of institutional change and reform of the criminal justice process for survivors of sexual violence in England and Wales.

The ideal post holder will be experienced in working within a multi-agency framework to provide direct and dedicated advocacy support to women. If you have the proven ability of supporting women to access the advocacy, support and services they need, and are passionate about supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse, then we would like to hear from you. 

We provide clinical supervision, access to an on-going CPD programme and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural feminist organisation. 

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme. 

Please visit our website to download an application pack and for further information on applying.

Application deadline: 10am on Tuesday 9th February 2021 
Interviews will be held (via Zoom): Thursday 18th February 2021

Please note: Applicants who have not received a response to their application within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume their application has not been successful on this occasion. 

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

This is an exciting pilot role established to provide direct and dedicated support to young black women who have experienced or are at risk of sexual violence and abuse. The successful candidate will work with existing structures around the young woman, such as social care, education, youth justice system and the family. They will also provide pro-active, choice-focused advocacy support throughout the criminal justice process where the young woman has or wishes to report to the police. The role will be supported by research and development initiatives that identify and share learning to improve responses to young black women who have experienced sexual violence, abuse and exploitation.  

The ideal candidate will be an experienced and self-motivated individual with an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of young black women, including those who have experienced gender based violence. You will deliver holistic, young women and girls centred, individualised care pathways that are gender informed, trauma focused and aimed at addressing the range of advocacy and support needs that young black women may require, within the context of experiences of intersectional oppression. It is intended that the role will focus on young women in Brent but it may also include working with young women in other boroughs covered by Women and Girls Network’s Young Women’s Services.

You will be well versed in advocating on behalf of young women and girls to multi-agency services to ensure support, protection and choice for the young women and girls you represent thus improving access and response from partner agencies, including criminal justice agencies. 

This post is funded by Mayors Office for Policing and Crime.

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority and ethnic communities.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced annual leave, access to CPD and accredited training & an Employee Assistance Programme.

Completed applications should be emailed to human resources - Please follow the link to our website for the application.

Closing Date for Applications: 10am on Friday 22nd January 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Please note if you have not received a response to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date you can unfortunately assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist therapeutic service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence.

We aim to ensure that we are proactive in developing specialist services that meet the needs of all the women and girls who access our services. We seek Specialist Counsellors who will thrive in a multi-cultural feminist environment. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have experience of working with one or more of the following:

• Women and girls from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) communities - ensuring that issues related to diversity and identity are effectively understood and sensitively worked with.
• Women and girls who have experienced harmful practices.
• Women and girls with learning disabilities.
• Creative solutions in working with survivors of gender-based violence that are affected by problematic substance use and mental ill health. 
• And / or from applicants who speak various community languages.

Applicants must be BACP, UKCP or HCPC accredited (or eligible) and have experience of providing a range of counselling interventions for women who have experienced gender-based violence. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following: gender responsive approach, trauma focused, holistic therapeutic responses and multicultural competencies. Facilitating recovery and responding to a diverse client group with multiple cultural identities.

We will be offering a minimum of 14 hours a week which will be dependent on the skills set of the successful candidates.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme. We also offer excellent training and development opportunities and successful candidates will receive regular individual supervision as well as an on-going CPD programme in a supportive multi-cultural feminist organisation.

Applications deadline: 10am on Wednesday 20th January 2021.

Interviews: Due to be held via Zoom on Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th February 2021. 

Applicants who are successful at interview will be required to attend 5 days of WGN Induction training – dates to be confirmed.

These posts are subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

3 Days (21 Hours) per week

This post will be based in West London and will include travel across London once circumstances allow

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence.

We are looking for an experienced Safeguarding Officer to join our team who, working in conjunction with WGN’s Safeguarding Lead, will be responsible for sharing safeguarding expertise and consultation to WGN’s team. Ensuring team members understand and adhere to best safeguarding practice and that WGN’s work in this area is continuously and consistently developed. The Safeguarding Officer will support team members to work collaboratively with service users and the relevant agencies involved to ensure the safest outcomes for the women and girls who access WGN’s services.

The successful post holder will be responsible ensuring WGN’s service delivery adheres to recognised clinical protocols and quality standards including; London Safeguarding Boards, National Rape Crisis Standards, NICE guidelines, BACP and UKCP.

As with all WGN team members they will contribute to the organisation’s ability to deliver equality and diversity strategies which are integrated into all areas of operation.

WGN’s employee benefits include 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement, excellent training and development opportunities and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

Completed applications should be emailed to human resources - please follow the link to our website

Application deadline: 10am on Friday 5th February 2021.

Interview date: To be confirmed.

Please note: Applicants who have not received a response to their application within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume their application has not been successful on this occasion.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

We are seeking a highly-motivated Latin American woman who is committed to social change to join our team as Training and Development Officer.

The Training and Development Officer will be responsible for developing and delivering high quality bespoke training and informative material on VAWG, with a particular focus on sexual harassment, and for supporting the unions in the development of policies and procedures to prevent and respond to VAWG and sexual harassment at the workplace; assisting in the successful coordination and implementation of different projects, and contributing to develop LAWRS’ services and areas of work according to its development strategy.

The main duties of this post include:

1. To develop bespoke training packages and informative materials about VAWG, including specific strands (e.g. sexual harassment, VAWG prevention in young people, harmful practices, etc.).
2. To lead the project on sexual harassment in the workplace carried out in partnership with IWGB (Independent Workers of Great Britain) and UVW (United Voices of the World).
3. Support the Development Manager in designing, implementing and overseeing the smooth running of LAWRS Training and Development plans.

You will have an excellent command of English and Spanish or Portuguese.

This post is open to Latin American women only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Contract: fixed term with possibility of extension ending March 2022.

Deadline: Sunday 31st January.

Interviews to be held within the following 2 weeks.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This post is funded by the Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP), aiming to provide enhanced interventions for those with children aged 0-3, including during pregnancy, in four key wards. The Outreach Worker will provide holistic support to victims of domestic violence to meet a wide range of needs with the overall aim of increasing their safety and wellbeing. They will have a low caseload to allow for enhanced casework with service users and their children, over a longer period of time, with a wider remit and taking a flexible approach.

The post holder will provide a high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and their children, including those at the point of crisis. The post holder will provide advice, advocacy, support and training to statutory agencies, in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles.

The role involves empowering survivors to make decisions, increase their options, their confidence and their safety.

The job involves working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing date: 4th February 2021

This is a permanent and full time role with 37.5 hours per week.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post is however restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Fellow – Brazil Programme

Deadline for application: 8 February 2021

Location: São Paulo, Brazil or London, UK

Job title: Fellow – Brazil Programme

Reporting to: Programme Officer and Programme Chair

Job status: 60% (3 days a week)

Estimated Start date: 01 March 2021

End date: 31 December 2021

Pay rates are competitive and contingent on location.

Background

Oak Foundation is a family-led Foundation established to address issues of global, social, and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged.

In the past years, Oak Foundation started taking a closer look at Brazil. Currently, the Brazil Programme (BrP) supports communities across Brazil, with a focus in the North-eastern region of the country, in their efforts to work towards greater security, fairness, and justice.

Within an overarching framework of violence reduction, the BrP supports civil society organisations in three thematic areas: i) socioenvironmental rights and territorial justice; ii) drug policy and the ‘war on drugs’; and iii) changes in the public sphere, disinformation, and polarisation.

Placement Description

The fellowship is to be pursued on a consultancy basis and involves both substantive and administrative tasks relating to the core goals of the Brazil Programme. The placement will be based either in London or in São Paulo and the candidate must have a valid work authorization for one of the two locations. If London based, the successful candidate will be expected to work (Covid-19 permitting) from the office in Victoria, central London. If in São Paulo, the position is home-based.

Fellow´s tasks 

• Assisting in the monitoring and evaluation of grants, through preparatory work and initial due diligence on progress and end of grant reports.
• Participating in team discussions related to work programmes and strategic directions.
• Identifying collaboration and strategic alliances among organisations and fields with related goals, constituencies, and interests.
• Conducting preparatory research for the team on core programme priority issues and related issues.
• Monitoring and tracking relevant political and societal dynamics in Brazil, with a focus on the Northeast, staying abreast of developments in the field and providing updates to the team.
• Attending external meetings/conferences with Brazil Programme staff upon request.

Profile and requirements 

• Knowledge of current issues, actors, and dynamics concerning civil society, human rights, violence, and environmental justice in Brazil.
• Interdisciplinary interest and a sound grounding in the key areas of the programme: socioenvironmental rights and territorial justice; drug policy and violence; and democracy and participation.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in international relations, law, politics, or related field.
• Outstanding written, verbal, organisational, analytical and time management skills.
• Proven research, analysis, and synthesis skills.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritise competing workloads and work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; desire and ability to work in an international and collaborative team environment.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.
• Demonstrable ability in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Brazilian nationality and knowledge of Northeast of Brazil are desirable.
• A commitment to Oak’s organisational values.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV in PDF format, named as SURNAME_Name_CV-CL by 08/02/2021, to brazilfellowatoakfnddotorg with Fellowship -Brazil Programme on the subject line.

Interviews for short-listed candidates will be held online in February 2021.

Oak policies

Oak Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, as detailed in our child safeguarding policy. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Please note that the successful candidate will undergo reference checks and be required to provide a police record prior to starting employment.

Oak Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all qualified job applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital/partnership status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other attributes protected by law. We seek to build an organisation that is inclusive and representative of our partners and the larger world and encourage applications from those who self-identify as members of disadvantaged or underrepresented ethnic, racial, gender, and social groups.

We are seeking a Carers Wellbeing Navigator, who will be based within the Wellbeing Team at Sutton Uplift, and who will lead on providing practical and emotional support to Carers and those who may otherwise not access mental health services.

You will have experience of working with people who have experienced poor mental health, with values based on empowerment and building resilience, offering support tailored to the individual aiming to improve their wellbeing.

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting demands on your workload whilst working in a fast paced, constantly-changing environment, are key components of this role.