Coordinator (Greater North Belfast Women’s Network)

JOB TITLE:                            Coordinator

(Greater North Belfast Women’s Network)                  

RESPONSIBLE TO:              Shankill Women’s CEO

                                                Board of Directors

CONTACT WITH:                   SWC CEO / Staff / Board of Directors / Established

core network group / Women’s Support Network / other Women’s Centres and Women’s groups.

LOCATION:                           Shankill Shared Women’s Centre (SSWC)

3 Mayo Link, Belfast, BT13 3BD

AIMS:                                     To provide a platform whereby women from all backgrounds and ages can come together in a safe environment to learn, share experiences, discuss issues that concern them, build and strengthen relationships.

HOURS:                                 37.5 hours weekly

SALARY:                               £30,000

***Post funded for one year by The Department for Foreign Affairs - with potential for future funding to be sourced.

MAIN DUTIES

• To ensure the Action Plan (programme, events and activities) for the project is delivered in an efficient and effective manner.

• To facilitate monthly meetings of the established ‘core network’ group ensuring opportunities for collaborative working and the sharing of information between their respective groups.

• To actively encourage and engage new women to join the core Network group.

• To work collaboratively with Women’s Support Network lobbyist and other women’s groups to ensure women are in-putting into government consultations which concern them.

• To simplify documents in order that women can understand and make informed choices and give feedback.

• To promote this project as cross-community and aspire to have a mixture of women from all backgrounds.

• To support women’s capacity to engage in meetings, consultations and discussions and attend various events.

• Outreach to SWC partners, stakeholders and other groups to promote the usage of SSWC as a neutral shared space.

• To promote and encourage people to uptake activities within Shankill Shared Women’s Centre to provide a wrap-around service which will ensure local community engagement and participation in all centre activities.

• Source support, advice and assistance to smaller women’s groups in order to help build their capacity and promote better understanding and respect for diversity.

• Encourage usage of SSWC both daytime and at evenings.

• Compliment Peace and Reconciliation work by encouraging key activities to be held on a cross-community basis both within and SSWC and with outside partners.  Example - discussions, workshops, consultations and training courses.

• Regularly liaise and meet with other agencies/stakeholders who can compliment the work of the project.

• Be responsible and accountable to the Line Manager, reporting to and keeping informed at all times.

• Ensure all clerical and administrative aspects of project are carried out to a high standard and ensure an adequate flow of information to appropriate persons.

• Maintain monthly/quarterly statistics and evaluative information for line manager, funders and to the Board of Directors for the purpose of measuring impact of project activities.
• Work closely with and within the systems set up by the finance department to ensure efficient and effective spend of funding.

• In conjunction with Funding and Development Manager, explore and input on potential sources of funding and funding applications.

• Represent Shankill Women’s Centre on boards, forums and committees if deemed appropriate and with the instruction of the Line Manager.

• Undertake relevant training as required.

• Undertake any such reasonable duties as may be required by the Line Manager and participate in staff training/development in-house and externally.

The post-holder will be required to keep confidential any information learnt as part of the job regarding individuals working/using Shankill Women’s Centre.  Such information must not be passed on unless it is deemed to be in the interests of the individual or Shankill Women’s Centre to do so and then only to the Line Manager/Centre Manager.