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SalaryProject Officer, Suffolk
£26,000 per year
Full-time, 35 hours per week
Fixed-term contract for 12 months
Based in Suffolk as a home working role
Our client empowers people with the reading and writing skills they need to succeed in life.
What you’ll be doing
Our client’s project identifies, trains and supports volunteers who work with them to design new and exciting ways to promote reading and writing in their community.
Our client is recruiting a Project Officer to deliver this work across Suffolk. Working alongside a local project manager, and our client’s national communities’ team, you will develop new strategies for recruiting volunteers and mobilising key community partnerships to increase reach and build sustainability. You will also organise and deliver training events and maintain regular contact with volunteers, gather data, share learning and develop case studies to build an evidence base of impact.
You will be working from home with regular travel locally and across Suffolk, as well as occasional national travel when necessary.
What our client is looking for
You will be experienced in recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, and providing project support in a charity or educational context. You will have excellent knowledge of issues surrounding reading and writing, working with schools and community-based organisations, coupled with experience of developing resources and training materials.
Due to the nature of delivery, you will need a full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
Why our client’s work is so vital
- They work collaboratively in local communities.
- They support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.
- They campaign to make reading and writing skills a priority for politicians and decision-makers.
- They support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders’ institutions to build their reading and writing skills.
What our client offers you
Our client’s team is passionate about their mission and they have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. They offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.
As well as a competitive salary, our client offers benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.
Application details
Our client’s people are their most important asset and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities. They would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff, as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.
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Closing date: 10am, Tuesday 7 May 2024
Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.
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