Engagement Officer and Programme Co-ordinator
Engagement Officer and Programme Co-ordinator – The Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland
Full Time | Hillsborough
Boys’ Brigade is one of the largest uniformed organisations in Northern Ireland. Volunteer leaders work with over 11,500 children and young people every week. The skilled and experienced staff team at Newport is responsible for managing the charity and providing training, programme, compliance and administration support to ensure that leaders are equipped to run their BB Companies.
About the role
The Role
Based at The Boys’ Brigade NI District Headquarters, the Engagement Office and Programme Co-ordinator will report to the Director.
This role involves liaison with leaders, providing guidance and assistance across many aspects of BB leadership, development of initiatives and co-ordination and delivery of programmes.
Salary
· £25,000 per annum
Hours of work
· 35 hours per week. This role will include some evening and weekend work.
A full job description is available to download.
To apply please submit your CV and cover letter highlighting your experience.
Previous knowledge or experience within The Boys’ Brigade is not necessary.
The Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland reserve the right to enhance the above criteria in the event of an unprecedented response.
The Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience of delivering training/ presentations/ talks
- Ability to demonstrate competence using MS packages in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to demonstrate an aptitude for learning new procedures and IT packages
- Good command of written English
- Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team
- Experience of delivering programmes to children and young people
- Proven experience in delivering projects from conception to completion
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload
- Positive attitude and approach
- Accuracy in work and high attention to detail
- Sympathetic to the vision, mission and values of The Boys’ Brigade
- Due to the nature of the role a driving license is essential
Desired criteria
- Third level education
- Event management experience
- Experience of working or volunteering in a youth/ children’s ministry environment