Project Co-ordinator Job Advert
Gender Action has a new vacancy for a Project Co-ordinator to ensure the growth and scale of the Gender Action programme - application deadline, 13th March 2023.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification documents below and apply using the Application Form provided. The Project Co-ordinator will be part of the DECSY staff team.
Applications should be submitted by midnight on Monday 13 March 2023. Shortlisting will take place soon after this. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an online interview on Wednesday 22 March. A selection of candidates interviewed online will be invited to an in-person interview in Sheffield on Friday 24 March.
Project Co-ordinator Job Description
Project Co-ordinator Person Specification
Project Co-ordinator Application Form
DECSY will strive not to discriminate on grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, social class, religion or belief, or gender reassignment. We welcome a diversity of participants in all our undertakings. Our equalities and diversity policy applies to everyone involved in our work. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and UK minority candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Jane Anderson at DECSY (0114 2412750) to arrange a call. Please note we do not accept CVs for this role. All applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our application form. Please ensure you address the requested skills, qualifications and experience in your personal statement using the headings in the person specification.
Job Description
Main Purpose:
To ensure the smooth running and future development of the Gender Action school award, with a particular focus on school recruitment, and building strong and strategic stakeholder relationships.
Context:
Since a fully evaluated London pilot, the programme has evolved into a school charter-mark scheme that promotes and encourages nurseries, schools and colleges to commit to gender action, and, through resources and training, supports schools in developing and implementing gender action plans. Gender action plans are developed across key focus areas including: Personal Practice; Student Voice; Curriculum and Learning; Progression, Choices and Jobs; Internal and External Communications; Engagement with Parents/Carers and the Wider Community. (see website for full details).
New funding is allowing the Gender Action charter mark to be rolled out across England.
Main Duties:
Ownership of several key work streams; project planning and management
Budget management, including forecasting and reporting
Processing and assessing (along with GA managers) school applications at Initiator, Champion and Beacon level.
Contributing to the development of GA at Beacon Level.
Ownership of multi-channel communication campaign – writing engaging copy for marketing emails, social media posts, editing blogs, managing twitter feed
Speaking publicly in a compelling and confident manner
Managing website updates and all teacher enquiries via the dedicated Gender Action inbox
Contributing to the shaping of workshops with senior stakeholders, briefing participants, and leading on organisation and admin
Accurate and concise project reporting for internal and external audiences
Contributing to building relationships with senior stakeholders in Multi-Academy Trusts, charities, universities and other useful organisations
Supporting the exploration of the viability of funding models for sustainability
Co-ordinating Gender Action Consortium meetings – dates, agenda, minutes
Skills (essential), including:
Team player – the ability to work co-operatively with others to achieve common goals
Negotiation skills – the capability to explore different positions and alternatives to reach outcomes that gain acceptance of all parties
Influencing skills – the ability to bring others to your way of thinking diplomatically
Proactive – to think ahead and act to ensure the smooth completion of team/individual aims and objectives, and work with own initiative to solve problems
Dependable – able to complete tasks to a high standard and to agreed deadlines
Organisational skills – the ability to work with minimum supervision, prioritise workload, and handle multiple tasks
Interpersonal skills – the ability to communicate positively with others; the confidence to listen and understand
Communication skills – the ability to express information clearly and effectively in written and oral form
Computer literate – good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media
Attention to detail – the ability to accomplish/complete a task while demonstrating a thorough concern for all areas involved, no matter how small
Commitment to the principles of equality and diversity
Qualifications
Awareness of current issues in relation to gender equity education.
Relevant degree (desirable)
Experience
Presenting ideas and a vision to a range of audiences in meetings and to large groups
Experience and knowledge of UK education landscape and challenges facing teachers and schools
Working in schools on gender issues
Event management
Autonomy over project work streams
Reporting to funders
Relationship building in the education sector
Writing and creating compelling communications for a variety of audiences
We are flexible with the experience requirements for this role, and would encourage candidates who meet some or most of the criteria to apply.
Working for DECSY:
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We offer a great team working environment and in addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 8% employer contributions to employees’ personal pension scheme.