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Strategic Lead
Do you have experience of leadership, governance, relationship building, influencing and work planning?
Do you want to work for an organisation that strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together you can achieve impact that makes a real difference in the prevention and recovery from domestic abuse for vulnerable children and families?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Lead to join the team in this remote working role offering full or part-time hours.
Position: Strategic Lead (REACH)
Location: Office-based or Remote (meetings in London approximately once a month)
Hours: Full or part-time hours available
Salary: £70,000-£80,000 or £300 - 350 day rate
Contract: Fixed term contract, 6 months – ideally October 2024 to March 2025
Closing Date: Monday 16th September 12pm
Interview Date: Interviews will be held online via MS teams, on Friday 27th September 2024
The Role
In May 2024, the organisation launched REACH (Researching Effective Approaches for Children): A plan to find out what works to prevent domestic abuse and support child victims.
You will develop a detailed plan to operationalise the REACH Plan, including the structure, governance, funding, partnerships and activities that will lead to finding what works in prevention and recovery from domestic abuse. You will also build key relationships in the sector, in survivor networks, in academia and among research funders and in national government to ensure acceptability and secure support for the plan and its objectives
Working closely with the leadership team, you will progress the existing plan to the point of being ready to launch a successful programme of work in April 2025.
About you
You will have:
· A degree-level education or equivalent experience
· Operational experience: experience of organisational development and leadership
· An excellent understanding of the domestic abuse sector, including practice, policy and research
· A strong understanding of evidence (including experimental evidence), evidence based policy, and the role that evidence plays in service improvement
The Organisation
The organisation strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together it can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders to provide practical solutions and encourage change.
Benefits include:
· 30 days annual leave, plus one day Birthday Leave
· Dependent Leave of up to five days (of which three are paid) in a 12-month period
· Enhanced parental leave and pay
· Paid compassionate leave
· Paid sick leave
· Hybrid and flexible working
· Life cover
· Employee assistance programme
· 24/7 access to a GP
· Cycle-to-work scheme
· Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses
· Perks through PerkBox
· Pension scheme for new starters: 6% contribution by Foundations and 3% employee contribution.
The organisation values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of everything the charity does and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of the stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.
The role offers an excellent salary, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way, as the leadership team recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Thank you!
VAWG ADVOCATE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: VAWG Advocate
SALARY: Scale: £26,873.00 to £29,777.00 dependent on level of experience.
HOURS: 35 Hours
LINE MANAGER: Assistant Director
TERM: Until 31st August 2025 (extension is subject to funding)
LOCATION: Greater Manchester, based at Safety4Sisters office.
ABOUT SAFETY4SISTERS
Safety4Sisters (S4S) is a specialist Black and minoritised by and for women’s organisation based in Manchester. Our aim is to promote the human rights of migrant women experiencing a spectrum of gendered violence by providing a trauma informed, specialist, holistic and integrative programme of support to Black and minoritised survivors with NRPF. Support is underpinned by the following strands of services and activities; culturally competent advocacy, welfare and destitution support, a specialist refuge dedicated to migrant women with NRPF, therapeutic activities, groups and training, social activities, a helpline for both professionals and women, grassroots campaigning, and strategic advocacy.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide information, advice, support and advocacy work on all forms of gender based violence faced by migrant women, including forced marriage, rape and sexual abuse, honour based crimes and related issues such as immigration/asylum and no recourse to public funds, matrimonial and children, housing and homelessness, mental health and financial matters. Your casework will focus on women with complex needs.
Please note we will also consider applicants that do not have significant experience in this sector as there will be training & development opportunity once in post.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide a professional high-quality VAWG advocacy service to women accessing outreach support and to women residing in our refuge.
2. Undertake casework and advocacy (this will include liaising with relevant professionals and agencies such as solicitors, social workers, police officers etc.)
3. Provide practical support such as accompanying women to appointments and courts, making reports to such agencies or collecting belongings and otherwise taking all necessary steps to ensure the general safety and wellbeing of women and children.
4. Write assessment reports and support letters, and under supervision, help to collect evidence and statements, as well as undertake some basic legal representation.
5. Undertake risk assessments for referral to the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs)
6. Establish links with key partners [local authority, police, health, schools, etc.] to ensure effective referral routes and information sharing protocols.
7. Assist in the running of the Lotus Hub, including covering the Helpline when required and providing follow on advocacy to Lotus Hub service users.
8. Assist in developing and meeting quality standards in relation to advice and casework. This includes administration and IT systems for advice and casework.
9. Assist migrant women to access immigration advice, and assist in meeting their housing needs.
10. To undertake campaigning and policy work arising from the advice and casework (this may involve some weekend/evening work)
11. Where necessary to assist staff in organising and running support group activities and consultations for women who are isolated and vulnerable due to their experiences of violence and abuse.
12. To publicise and provide S4S services, and attend, contribute and represent the organisation at relevant local meetings or initiatives.
13. To support and mentor the Women’s Council.
14. Follow S4S policies and procedures, and maintain IT and case file management systems.
15. Contribute to S4S record keeping and provide information for monitoring, evaluation, policy, and research and training purposes.
16. Ensure women are referred to S4S projects and activities as required for example, counselling or group work.
17. Be self-servicing and to assist other workers when required.
18. Undertake any additional duties which will contribute to the smooth running of the S4S services and projects.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Contribute to the smooth running of the project and activities
2. Assist in maintaining high standards in all aspects of the organisations work; including conduct with colleagues, external agencies and service users.
3. Comply and promote issues of confidentiality, equal opportunities and other policies and procedures of the organisations.
4. Attend supervision, training and staff, management and team meetings when required.
5. Promote equality and diversirty in all aspects of Safety4Sisters work.
HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Be fully compliant with all Health and Safety legislation.
2. Ensure that your work area is maintained in a clean, safe and tidy manner, all equipment is used safely according to instructions, and work is carried to ensure no risk to yourself, other employees and visitors.
FLEXIBILITY CLAUSE
In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is required, and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties, however, will fall within the scope of the job at the appropriate grade.
This job description will be subjected to review with the post holder, to ensure that it accurately reflects the duties and range of the post. The aim is to improve the quality of service for Black and minoritised women and all matters relating to their well-being.
When necessary, the post holder may be expected to work evenings and weekends. This time can be claimed back as TOIL.
This post is:
· subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
· subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
· open to women* only (*exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
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