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Job description

We're seeking a Youth Engagement Co-ordinator responsible for promoting and developing youth volunteering, recognition, youth social action and supporting volunteer involving organisations as they involve young people as volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Undertake activities that ensure Volunteer Now makes a significant contribution to the increase of youth volunteering and youth social action activity in Northern Ireland.
• Promote and support youth volunteering and youth social action through the delivery of youth work and recognition programmes.
• Deliver youth work programmes (including residentials) that support young people to deliver youth social action/youth volunteering programmes that meet youth work policy and practice standards.
• Deliver talks, workshops and training in order to encourage and promote volunteering.
• Support Volunteer Now to have a youth led voice in all areas of its work.
• Implement annual operational plans for the development and support of youth social action and youth volunteering.
• Build and support relationships with local partners and networks with the aim of advancing youth social action and youth volunteering.
• Raise awareness of existing and support the development of new volunteering opportunities.
• Support increased recognition and value for youth social action and volunteering.
• Organise events to promote and recognise youth volunteering, activism and social action.
• Deliver the objectives of the #iwill movement with a focus on the partnership with Volunteering Matters and UK Youth.
• Support young people and namely #iwill ambassadors and champions, to amplify their voice and achieve the goals of the #iwill movement.
• Recruit, train, support and manage volunteers to support events, programmes, activities on behalf of Volunteer Now and partner organisations.
• Contribute to the effective use and development of Be Collective, Volunteer Now databases, website and other media forms.
• Contribute to delivery of organisational services e.g. training, health checks, campaigns etc.
• To contribute to health and safety of staff and programme participants.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• A relevant qualification (degree level) or three years’ experience in supporting young people within the last 5 years.
• 2 years’ experience of working with young people in a youth setting.
• Experience of promoting volunteering, social action and delivering support services.
• Experience of volunteering.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to our organisational values.
• Hold a full driving licence and/or access to a form of transport which will enable the post holder to carry out the duties of the post effectively.

Desirable Skills

• A youth work qualification.
• Experience of delivering youth social action programmes.
• Experience of campaigning and supporting young people to deliver campaigns.
• Experience of delivering and supporting events that are youth led and focussed.

Further Information

Location: Volunteer Now, Skainos Centre, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast. For more information and to apply, please go to www.volunteernow.co.uk/vacancies/ and download an application pack.