PART TIME PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR – THE FAMILY TREE PILOT
JOB DESCRIPTION
Based
/Link Up (UK) office, Waterloo and (where necessarily) remotely at West Ham Community Development Trust, various locations throughout Newham
Reporting to
/Line manager: Link Up (UK) Development Manager
Project Sponsor: Link Up (UK) Director
Internal points of contact
/The Development Manager, The Director, Trustees, Advisory Board, Interns/Volunteers
External points of contact
/Stakeholder Groups, Donors, Community Organisations, Volunteers including young people
Salary
/Approx £28,000 (0.4 fte)
Duration
/2 days/15 hours per week
Term
/8 month contract
Introduction
Link Up (UK) is a registered Charity. We deal with issues of citizenship by developing projects that promote a sense of community and belonging. The Great British Community is our flagship project. It takes a truly innovative approach to this arena, combating racism and segregation by highlighting the positives and benefits that diversity has brought to the UK.
Throughout British history, diversity has added to the identity and make up of Britain today. Whether it’s our language, or music and foods and products which have come from different communities but have been absorbed into the British identity - diversity has truly benefitted modern-day Britain.
The Project
The Family Tree pilot programme will create a digital ‘family tree’ of Newham. Later this year, Goldsmiths will train up to 60 local young people to act as researchers alongside West Ham Football Club. These young researchers will look at how the diverse communities of Newham have shaped the modern-day culture and development of the area. These young people will work in 12 teams with local community groups and archives to research the history of diversity in the borough, and the benefits that this diversity has brought. The findings will be created into a web site which will host written and oral histories, interviews, audio and video collections, information and teaching resources. The local community will be able to register and add to the collection over time. We are also seeking partnerships to create an interactive portable digital interface which can be displayed around the borough.
The role
We are looking for an experienced project co-ordinator for this digital project, with experience of working with young people and the wider community. The role is part time to deliver a short term pilot project.
The Project Co-ordinator will be responsible for overseeing and bringing together the different strands of the programme. This will include recruiting and managing the volunteer researchers and programme. Liaising with a number of organisations and individuals, including stakeholder groups such as:
●Goldsmiths University
●West Ham United Football Club and Community Trust
●Local schools
●Newham Council
●Newham NHS
●Local Community/Cultural groups (including communities of interest Disability/Mental Health and LGBT groups)
●Faith & Interfaith groups
●Local Museums and Archives (and where appropriate national)
●Businesses
Development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the Digital Family Tree pilot project, which will include;
●Supporting the development of the design brief and project delivery plan
●Leading in recruiting stakeholders, volunteers, design partners and external contractors
●Day to day liaising with stakeholders and volunteers and with partners/contractors around technical and build issues
●Further fundraising and in-kind assistance.
●Coordinating the work programme of volunteers/interns as appropriate
●Ensuring the collation of the information gathered by the researchers into the final design of the Family Tree
●Monitoring and evaluating project outputs and outcomes in accordance with the project delivery plan and according to the agreed parameters of project funders.
The role calls for excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as building relationships and inspiring engagement will be vital in mobilising such diverse group of stakeholders. The successful candidate will be highly organised and self motivated, and be able to demonstrate a successful track record in managing and co-ordinating projects on budget and to deadline.
This post is part time (0.4 fte) post. We are looking for someone to work flexibly 15 hours per week for the duration of the project, and will need to be available to start by the beginning of September 2013 and be available until end of April 2014.
Experience & Skills: Essential
●2 years minimum project management/coordinator experience
●Communication and interpersonal skills including good spoken English
●Experience of work with children and young people
●IT Skills (Word/Excel/Email)
●Social Media experience (Twitter/Facebook/You Tube)
As the role involves face to face work with young people all applicants must have a valid enhanced DBS check
Experience & Skills desirable
●Project management qualification (agile/prince 2)
●Web design/development experience & skills (Wordpress/Dreamweaver/HTML/5/Photoshop)
●Languages (particularly Bengali/Urdu/Gujurati/Panjabi)
●PR and marketing
●Event organisation
Without doubt this is a role where hard work and tenacity is vital but in return we hope you will find this highly rewarding work and enjoy being part of a small but motivated team
To apply, send your c.v. along with a covering letter, outlining your suitability and availability for this role to by August 19th 2013.
Link Up (UK)
Elizabeth House, Block 1, 39 York Road, London, SE1 7NQ.
Contact – 0845 607 0702 –
Link Up (UK) is a registered charity, number 1147467 -