Project Co-Ordinator - Greater Govan

Shell Twilight Basketball Youth Development Co-ordinator

Duties and responsibilities

In order to ensure the successful delivery of the programme, the Co-ordinator must be capable of fulfilling the following:

Delivery

Encourage and enable wider participation in programmes
Take a youth led approach to TBB
Ensure outcome led delivery.
Work closely with other TBB Co-ordinators to ensure the smooth delivery of the programme nationwide
Support the recruitment and training of sessional staff and the on-going development of delivery material
Organise tournaments and games between TBB locations nationwide, including visits by Glasgow Rocks Professional Basketball players.
Support communications strategy including press releases, web, social media, case studies and community profile.
Implement and ensure adherence to all Child Protection and Health and safety including Risk Assessment requirements.

Ambassador Programme

Liaise with sessional ‘mentors’ who provide support for volunteers
Plan and coordinate residential training events for young people
Identify and develop volunteer opportunities for participants
Identify training for participants according to personal development needs
Support young people & mentors with accreditation through Community Achievement Awards

Project Development

Develop working relationships with local partners who support recruitment, promotion and/or delivery of the programme
Identify new areas to deliver the TBB programme and work with local partners to deliver this
Create pathways and identify additional opportunities for participant personal development and participation
Plan, attend and action outcomes of quarterly meetings with staff in each Twilight Location
Implement youth engagement and consultation plan to ensure young people’s views are gathered and inform future support and delivery
Support with a website resource for delivery staff developing working with partners and subject experts to develop content for educational messages and content to support staff
Identify potential external volunteers and work with them to ensure a meaningfulvolunteering experiencewith TBB
Identify potential local funding sources/ in kind contribution opportunities and work with the TBB Manager to secure where possible.

Project monitoring and evaluation

Maintain an accurate account of all projects andreport their findings to the Shell Twilight Basketball Manager
Collect and collate feedback and evaluation materials to evidence outcomes and inform future delivery
Support sessional staff to utilise the Upshot on line monitoring system
Support with the collection quarterly feedback from sessional staff
Attend and contribute to weekly team meetings
Report on a regular basis to Programme Manager
Contribute to reports for Scottish Sports Futures and Programme Funders

Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) wide

• Support SSF Awards night coordination and implementation

• Support SSF fundraising events with promotion and attendance

• Promote the work of SSF to local and national partners

• Contribute to and support funding applications as required

Person Specification

Requirements for post holder

Essential

Relevant experience in youth work/working with young people
Educated to HND level in a relevant field
Excellent interpersonal skills, experience of working directly with young people and community groups
Experience of collating feedback and producing evaluation materials to evidence outcomes and inform future delivery
A passion for working with young people in sport and supporting their development
Understanding of issues affecting young people
Ability to work in partnership
Ability to prioritise workload
Excellent computer skills proficient with MS office applications
Able to maintain accurate records in support of monitoring and evaluation
Hold a current clean drivers licence and be prepared to undergo clearance from Disclosure Scotland/PVG

Desirable