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+1 ENGENDER:
Freelance Participatory Researcher: 85 - 100 days over 2 years
+2 STONEWALL SCOTLAND: One Post, Edinburgh
Workplace Officer: c £23k
+3 AMINA - THE MUSLIM WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE (MWRC): Various, Glasgow
Management Committee Nominations
+4 SECOND CHANCE EDUCATION PROJECT FOR WOMEN (SCEPW) in association with FOYLE WOMEN’S INFORMATION NETWORK (FWIN), ENGENDER (Scotland) and DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL: Three Posts, Lifford, Co. Donegal / Derry/Londonderry
Women Into Public Life (WIPL) Project Coordinator
Women Into Public Life (WIPL) Outreach Project Worker
Women Into Public Life (WIPL) Part-Time Financial Administrator: 16hours
+5 OXFAM: One Post, Bradford
Research Manager, Gender and Livelihoods Project, UK Poverty: £27,020 - £30,000 pa, 9 months fixed-term contract
+6 EDINBURGH WOMEN’S RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE: Two Posts, Edinburgh
Training Development Worker: £24,636 pa
Young Women’s Worker: 13 hours per week, £8,186 pa
+7 LESBIAN & GAY SWITCHBOARD: Various, Glasgow
Volunteers (incl volunteers(s) with Marketing / Publicity experience): approx 3hrs per week
+8 GLASGOW PLAYSCHEMES ASSOCIATION: One Post, Glasgow
Development Officer: £27,000
+9 INCLUSION SCOTLAND: One Post, Paisley
Outreach and Development Officer: £21,785 (pro rata 20 hours per week)
+10 ROMA EDUCATION FUND (REF): One Post, Budapest
Programme Officer
+11 LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND: One Post, Glasgow (with travel throughout Scotland)
Trainee Youth Participation Worker: £16,710-£17,876
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ENGENDER
FREELANCE PARTICIPATORY RESEARCHER
Engender has a new raft of work starting that will require the knowledge, skills and attitude of an enthusiastic and energetic freelance worker with a passion for participation and equality.
Our ideal candidate would be:
- able to demonstrate their experience in a variety of participatory research approaches
- able to design robust participatory methodologies
- able to demonstrate their skills in developing participatory analysis processes and generating appropriate outputs
They would also:
- have a strong feminist analysis and be committed to feminist principles
- be able to work as part of a team and to think on their feet and take initiative
- be creative, flexible and quick thinking,
- be a people person
- have developed and be able to articulate their own reflective practice
From March for the next 2 years we will be needing around 85 to 100 days of their time.
If you think you fit the description above, please send your full CV and a sample of a participatory research ‘product’ that you have been involved in as a participatory researcher to:
Catriona.kirkpatrick@engender.org.uk
Closing date: 9am 17 February 2010
Interview date: 22 February 2010
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STONEWALL SCOTLAND
Workplace Officer
c £23k, Edinburgh, permanent
Stonewall Scotland’s highly successful Workplace Programmes help over 40 major employers to improve the workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff in Scotland’s private and public sectors. We’re looking for a skilled communicator to join the Workplace Team, to manage and motivate the members of our Diversity Champions Programme, to recruit new employers and deliver changes in employment, policy and practice for Scotland’s LGBT population.
For an application pack visit www.stonewallscotland.org.uk, or e-mail alice.ross@stonewallscotland.org.uk or call 0131 557 3679.
Deadline: 5pm, Friday 5th February.
Stonewall Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society
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AMINA - THE MUSLIM WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE (MWRC)
“Committed to promoting the welfare of Muslim women”
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS
Amina - Muslim Women’s Resource Centre is looking to expand its management committee. We are a Muslim women’s organisation with our head office in Glasgow though we operate throughout Scotland. Our committee currently comprises only Muslim women, we would however welcome nominations from men and women of any cultural or faith background interested in making a contribution to our work. We would especially welcome interest from anyone with experience in finance, human resources or fundraising. However applications from anyone interested in our work would be most welcome.
Amina aims to ensure that Muslim women are fully able to participate in society on an equitable basis. We engage with mainstream service providers and policy makers and run a range of faith and culturally sensitive services to benefit and develop (primarily) Muslim women. We have provided direct services in the West of Scotland since early 2002, a Scotland wide helpline since 2004, and are now expanding development work across Scotland.
We are a family friendly organisation that provides good conditions of service, is flexible and committed to equal opportunities.
Closing date for completed applications: Monday 15th February 2010
Please apply in writing to: Smina Akhtar, Amina MWRC, Network House, 311 Calder street, Glasgow G42 7NQ
Scottish Charity Number: SC027690
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SECOND CHANCE EDUCATION PROJECT FOR WOMEN (SCEPW) in association with FOYLE WOMEN’S INFORMATION NETWORK (FWIN), ENGENDER (Scotland) and DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
WOMEN INTO PUBLIC LIFE (WIPL)
Invite application for the following 3 posts:
PROJECT COORDINATOR (full time)
OUTREACH PROJECT WORKER (full time)
PART-TIME FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR (16 hours)
This INTERREG IVA Programme project is a collaborative and innovative regional partnership project between three key women’s organizations from Scotland, Derry/Londonderry and Donegal with the support of Donegal County Council. The partnership aims to address the continuing underrepresentation of women in decision-making fora and the development of policies to address this issue.
The project includes a range of interventions at local, national and across borders, including training, advocacy, strengthening of civic networks and support for women taking leadership roles. The project proposes to work in collaboration with public sector organizations to enhance the role and participation of women in decision making and to positively impact on public service delivery.
- Posts will be based at Lifford, Co. Donegal with an outreach base at Derry/Londonderry
- Timeframe: Specific purpose contracts will be offered to the successful candidates on the basis that it is anticipated that contracts will run to December, 2012.
Particulars of the posts, including job specifications and application forms can be obtained by sending a Stamped Self Addressed Envelope (9″ x 7″) to:
Second Chance Education Project for Women, c/o Donegal VEC Adult Education Services, Ardscoil na gCeithre Maistir, Tir Chonaill St., Donegal Town, Co. Donegal.
Or by accessing http://www.donegalvec.ie
Closing date: 12 p.m. on Friday, January 29th 2010
Proposed Interview Dates: February 9th and 10th 2010
SCEPW is an equal opportunities employer
The Special EU Programmes Body is the Managing Authority for the European Union’s INTERREG IVA Programme
+5
OXFAM
RESEARCH MANAGER, GENDER AND LIVELIHOODS PROJECT, UK Poverty, Oxfam GB - Bradford
£27,020 - £30,000 pa, 9 months fixed-term contract
Oxfam is delivering a new research project to document the impact of the economic recession on poverty in Bradford, and identify the key changes that would make local communities more resilient in the future.
You’ll manage this important research project, driving its strategic direction, overseeing its budget and supporting a team of community researchers, to play a lead role in the research. You will bring qualitative research expertise to the project, and take the lead in interviewing key local stakeholders as well as analysing and writing up the research. We’re also looking for someone with project management experience, including team leadership and research design as well as excellent influencing, interpersonal and presentation skills. (Ref: INT3588)
Closing date: 4 February 2010
Interview date: 25 February 2010
To find out more and apply for this role, please visit our website and quote the appropriate reference.
+6
EDINBURGH WOMEN’S RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE
Established in 1978, Edinburgh Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (EWRASAC), previously known as Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, provides a unique support service for women, girls and transgender people who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any times in their lives (including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and ritual abuse) and for their supporters.
We are looking for two exceptional workers to join our paid staff team.
TRAINING DEVELOPMENT WORKER (35 hours per week)
£24,636 per annum (AP4 Pt 29)
We are looking for a dynamic and suitably experienced individual with a minimum of two years’ experience of training delivery and development and a minimum of three years’ experience of supporting vulnerable service users. Duties and responsibilities will include:
- development, delivery and evaluation of EWRASAC’s training programmes for external agencies and internal annual training programme
- recruitment, training and assessment of new volunteers
- direct support work.
The post-holder will receive regular support and supervision and will have access to internal and external training opportunities.
This post is funded by the Big Lottery Fund to 31 August 2012.
YOUNG WOMEN’S WORKER (13 hours per week)
£8,186 per annum (AP3 Pt26)
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a minimum of two years’ experience of supporting young vulnerable service users and one year’s experience of supporting survivors of sexual violence. Duties and responsibilities will include the delivery of face-to-face, group and email support for female and transgender survivors of sexual violence aged 12 to 18, and the development of the young women’s service. The post-holder will receive regular support and supervision and will have access to internal and external training opportunities.
This post is funded by the Fairer Scotland Fund- Early Intervention Innovations Fund until March 2011.
Only women need apply for both these posts under section 7 (iii) (d) & (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
EWRASAC is committed to and working to achieve equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
For an application pack, please contact Leigh Matthews on 0131 557 6737 or by email at leigh.matthews@ewrasac.org.uk or download from www.goodmoves.org.uk and www.tbijobs.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 12 February, 5pm.
We are hoping to hold interviews in the first week of March.
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LESBIAN & GAY SWITCHBOARD
VOLUNTEERS (incl volunteers(s) with Marketing / Publicity experience)
Volunteer with Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, we really need you now:
We are looking for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Telephone volunteers so that we can keep our essential service going: Switchboard can make a difference in peoples’ lives
You will gain: New friends with Full training & support and Valuable experience for your CV/career/personal development as well as have the chance to ‘put something back’
No experience needed - just an ability to listen, 3 hours of your time per week for roughly one year.
We do need a Specific Support Volunteer/s with current good experience in Marketing/Publicity to help us carry on our work of over the last 33 years
Closing Date for all applications is: Monday 22nd February 2010
You must attend our informal Intake Interviews Evening to be held on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Comprehensive & Compulsory Training on weekend days: 6 & 7th, 13th & 20th March 2010 in Glasgow
The Application Pack is available to download on www.sgls.co.uk under the “Contact Us” button.
Alternatively, to request a posted Application Pack or simply to talk over volunteering with us, contact us at the number below or e’mail us your: Full Name, Address, Postcode and Telephone number to: info@sgls.co.uk and a pack will be sent to you.
Lesbian & Gay Switchboard is the trading name of Strathclyde Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Ltd a Scottish Registered Charity No SCO007866 Company No 185504 Limited by Guarantee
+8
GLASGOW PLAYSCHEMES ASSOCIATION
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Full time
Fixed term contract to Dec 2011
£27,000
Glasgow Playschemes Association are looking for a Development officer to work to promote new play schemes across Glasgow, as well as to work with existing playschemes providing advice and information.
Essential: it is essential that the applicant has worked with children
Desirable: SVQ level 2 or 3 in Playwork
Applicants should have a commitment to free play.
Deadline for applications: 15th February
For an Application Pack please call 0141 585 6654
Scottish Charity No: SCO15842
+9
INCLUSION SCOTLAND
OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Salary: £21,785 (pro rata 20 hours per week)
Location: Scotland wide remit
Closing Date: 29th January 2010 at 12 noon
We are looking for someone with a proven track record in outreach and development work, especially with disabled people. The candidate needs to be committed, enthusiastic, self-motivated and someone who can use their own initiative. It is important the candidate has a clear understanding of social inclusion issues and is committed to the Social Model of Disability.
The main purpose of the Outreach and Development Officer’s post will be to produce a development handbook. The handbook will assist groups of disabled people to deal more effectively with policy and decision makers. In addition, the post holder will ensure the development and capacity building of groups of disabled people so they are empowered to be comfortable in expressing their views on issues important to them.
For more information or for an application pack contact Angela Marshall on 0141 887 7058, email admin@inclusionscotland.org or write to Inclusion Scotland, 5a Sir James Clark Building, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley, PA1 1TJ.
Application packs can also be downloaded from our web site at www.inclusionscotland.org
+10
ROMA EDUCATION FUND (REF)
The Roma Education Fund is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Programme Officer at its head office in Budapest.
PROGRAMME OFFICER
Job description
The Programme Officer will be responsible for developing and managing a country programme in selected countries where REF is active. The Programme Officer will participate in the strategic thinking on REF activity and directions, in particular on building large scale, sustainable activities for inclusion of Roma in education in line with REF’s 2010-2015 Strategy. The Programme Officer will be part of the REF Project Management Committee, therefore participating in all decisions related to REF project management and which are the responsibilities of the Committee. More particularly the Programme Officer will:
* Have specific responsibilities for the management of country programmes for one or more countries. This activity will involve (a) the review and assessment of grant proposals, establishing appropriate indicators to monitor project progress, supervising the grants throughout the project cycle, building the capacity of the implementing organisations to achieve the project objectives more effectively and ensuring appropriate evaluation of the project when it is finished; (b) the review and assessment of applications for the REF revolving fund and endeavouring to ensure that reimbursable grants are repaid; and (c) leading the policy dialogue with governments and NGO sector so as to develop large-scale interventions for Roma education. The Programme Officer supervises the REF country facilitators who are locally-based consultants and who are the main point of contact for project applicants and implementers.
* Work closely with other programme officers and country facilitators so that the lessons of experience across REF projects in different countries are shared within REF and with project partners and other external stakeholders.
* Liaise closely with the other REF programmes so as to promote synergies between different REF activities
* Participate in REF communication activities, by attending conferences and seminars, prepare and present papers and contribute to the policy dialogue with partners
* Take part in monitoring visits to other countries and provide advice on the overall grant programme of REF
* Assure REF visibility in Roma education-related events, especially in the country/countries for which the Programme Officer is responsible
Expected qualifications
* Bachelor level degree in relevant subject such as education, political science, social science, economics, law or public administration
* At least five years’ demonstrated success in managing education or Roma related projects. Experience in managing a non-governmental organization or in working for a government ministry will be an advantage.
* Knowledge of issues related to education of minorities in Central and Eastern Europe. Knowledge of Roma issues will be an advantage.
* Fluent written and spoken English. Working knowledge of Romanes will be an advantage as will working knowledge of languages spoken in countries of Central and Eastern Europe in which REF is active.
* Ability to work in a multi-cultural team in various contexts.
* Commitment to and passion for the REF mission
Please send a letter of interest in English and a CV with at least three references to tlinden@romaeducationfund.org before Friday, February 12, 2010. Please put “Application for Programme Officer” in the subject line of the email.
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LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND
TRAINEE YOUTH PARTICIPATION WORKER
AP1 £16,710-£17,876 (Full Time - 12 month fixed contract)
Based in Glasgow, with travel throughout Scotland
You will assist with the development and delivery of a range of participation opportunities for LGBT young people from across Scotland. Working alongside the National Participation Co-ordinator, you will get the opportunity to develop your youth work skills, as well as being actively involved in the work of the Policy & Mainstreaming Team.
A key focus of the post is to work closely with the members of the LGBT National Youth Council to plan and deliver regular residentials across Scotland. You will be responsible for developing young people’s confidence and skills around areas such as campaigning and representation. This post requires considerable travel as well as evening and weekend work.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 16th February 2010
For information on this post, please contact Mhairi Logan, Head of Policy and Mainstreaming on 0141 548 8121. Application packs can be downloaded at the foot of this page: http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/jobs.htm or by e-mailing helpdesk@lgbtyouth.org.uk. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Youth Scotland, 40 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6JD. Company Limited by guarantee 244805, Scottish Charity SC024047.
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