Community Partnership Co-ordinator

Depaul helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

You will have a vital role to play in helping us achieve our mission of offering homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfill their potential and move towards an independent and positive future. This a great opportunity to be part of an ambitious team committed to ending youth homelessness across Manchester.

You will have the responsibility to develop the support of churches and schools through giving and volunteering. Since we started in 1989, we’ve made a difference to over 63,000 young people.  To find out more about the work we do visit our website or follow us on facebook.

The ideal candidate will have experience of

• inspiring support from churches and schools, including recruiting, training and supporting volunteer
• stimulating action through delivering compelling talks
• relevant experience in fundraising, sales or campaigning
• working proactively within a team environmen
• building strong working relationships with supporters or customer
• working within a target driven environment

In addition you will be:

• passionate about telling the stories of Depaul’s young people and staff
• obsessive about your numbers and methodical in your planning for success
• willing to travel

You do not need to be any particular faith for this role, just enthusiastic and happy to work with children and adults in churches and schools.

In return we can offer a range of employee benefits including; competitive salary, five weeks annual holiday plus bank holidays (rising to six weeks plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, life assurance and childcare voucher scheme.

Depaul strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you require information to be sent to you in an alternative format please let us know by contacting the Depaul UK HR Department directly..

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients.

Closing date: Friday 27th October 2017 at midday

Interview date: tbc 

Please apply via recruiters website

Application documents should reach Depaul by no later than the closing date and time stated above as applications received after the deadline will not be put forward for shortlisting,CVs will also not be considered.

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