Young Leadership Coordinator

Ref: (CYLC)

Job Description Job Purpose

To take the lead in developing and implementing CAFODs work with 11-26 year olds as leaders and influencers in their own right, inspiring their peers as well as those older and younger than they are to work for global justice with CAFOD.

Job Scope
The post holder will work within the Education Section, particularly with the Youth Outreach Coordinator, Youth Resources Coordinator, Education Volunteer Coordinator, the Monitoring and Support Coordinator Officer, the Children and Young Peoples Fundraising Coordinator, staff working on the year out scheme for 18-30 year olds and CAFOD Regional Offices.

Accountability
The post holder is line managed by the Youth Programme Team Leader.

Key Responsibilities
Develop strategy for promoting and supporting young people as leaders amongst 11-18 year olds alongside other members of staff. Act as key point of contact and support for CAFOD staff, volunteers and youth leaders, school chaplains and teachers who are working with CAFOD young leaders; advising on how to inspire young people and develop their skills, confidence and knowledge to act for justice. Occasional work with young leaders (predominantly 11-18, some 18-26 years old) directly, up skilling them in young leadership. Devise and deliver training and resourcing for youth leaders, school chaplains, teachers on young leadership and CAFOD. Work alongside colleagues and CAFOD volunteers to: Set targets and outcomes for young people as leaders with CAFOD; helping to interpret and communicate what can be achieved in the light of our practice. Devise and deliver training and resourcing for CAFOD volunteers across England and Wales who work with youth leaders, school chaplains, teachers on young leadership. Lead on resource production to support young leaders. Lead on events to support young leadership, e.g. residential events for young leaders to come together, learn and inspire one another, and ensuring that wherever possible, young people are invited to participate and are represented in initiatives and events which involve influencers and leaders more generally at CAFOD. Develop and resource the strategy for CAFOD Action Groups (groups of young people working with CAFOD in their local school, parish or community). As a member of the Youth Team Administrate the activities involved in the role including budget tracking, invoices, correspondence, internal communication, logistics planning and electronic filing. Actively support the work of all other aspects of the Youth Programme and assist with the Youth Teams broader programme development and that of the Education Section.

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Represent the Youth Team on internal working groups. Work with external networks and organisations.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Child Protection
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children, seeing these interests as paramount. This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children or young people and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to child protection issues. The post holder is required to obtain a Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

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Key Competencies

Essential
Understanding our context A Understanding Catholic identity B Understanding CAFOD C Understanding international development Working together D Managing ourselves E Working with others F Communicating G Looking outwards Making change happen H Managing resources I Achieving results J Managing our performance K Taking the lead
II.

Job-specific competencies
I. Experience of working with young people to encourage leadership Experience of training adults

III. Experience of working with young people formally or informally in education settings

Desirable
IV. V. VI. Experience of writing resources for use by young people and adults Knowledge of the Secondary Curriculum Experience of running residential events with young people

Levels required for this post 1. 2. 3. Being effective Excelling Leading the way Click here for more info on CAFODs Competencies framework

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Terms and Conditions

Contract

A permanent contract, including a six-month probationary period.

Salary

Grade P: 31,657 per annum with 7 annual increments of 619, up to 35,990.

Hours

35 hours per week. Normal CAFOD office hours are 9.30 to 5.30 with one hour for lunch. This post will require some weekend and evening work for which time off in lieu may be taken.

Holidays

20 working days per annum plus statutory holidays plus 6 days determined by CAFOD at Christmas/Easter.

Notice period

Three months either way after completion of the probationary period.

Pensions

There is an optional contributory pension scheme (10% employer and 5% employee contribution). Alternatively, CAFOD will make a similar contribution to a Personal Pension Plan.

Other benefits

Life Assurance and Permanent Health Insurance cover, Childcare Vouchers, Payroll Charity Giving, Ride2Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and the Right to Buy Annual Leave of up to 10 additional days.

Access

There is access for people with disabilities to CAFODs offices by way of a passenger lift to all floors in CAFODs building.

Disabilities

We are committed to making every reasonable adjustment to the workplace or working arrangements so as to accommodate people with disabilities.

Location

The post will be based in CAFODs London office on Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.

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Additional information

CAFOD
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales. In more than 40 countries across the world, we bring hope, compassion and solidarity to poor communities, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice. Our vision is a world transformed to reflect the Kingdom of God: a world where the rights and dignity of every person are respected all have access to basic needs in life women and men share equally in shaping their societies and our world the gifts of creation are nurtured and shared by all for the common good and the structures that shape peoples lives are just and enable peace. We do this in three main ways: maximising support for CAFODs work from the Catholic community at all levels maximising support from all its members individually through stronger and more direct relationships providing a growing range of strategies and opportunities to pray, give, act and learn with CAFOD

Education Section
Education staff work with key partners in and outside CAFOD to create and deliver national strategies to establish a solid base of educators, leaders, volunteers and individuals within the Catholic Community inspired by, and active in, CAFODs vision and mission to bring about justice and human development.

Division
The purpose of the Communities & Supporters Division is to engage Catholic communities across England and Wales with CAFODs work. It is made up of the following Sections: Regions and Wales, Theology, Education (encompassing schools and youth teams and with responsibility fund), Services for the & and development Marketing, education Supporter Fundraising

Youth Team Programme

The Youth Programmes key task is to equip those working with young people in informal settings with the knowledge, skills and confidence that will enable them to motivate the young people they work with to: Reflect on poverty and its causes Develop their own local and global justice perspective Understand that tackling poverty and working for justice is central to faith Become actively involved in working for change with CAFOD

Communications and Creative. The Division gives priority to the generation of voluntary income, providing corporate leadership in this area, as well as developing that and delivering education and programmes transform communities

individuals of all ages, and contributes to building a movement for change.

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