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Coordinator/ Outreach Worker Job

British Afghan Women's Society is looking for;
Part-time Youth Project Coordinator/ Outreach Worker
To work with in a small and friendly team
20 hrs / 3 days a week -Start in June 2009

Deadline: 15th May "2009" interviews will be held by the end of May (date to be confirmed)

British Afghan Women's Society is currently looking to recruit a part-time Youth Project Coordinator/outreach worker to work 3dyas a week, in two locations north and west London with travel within Greater London areas from time to time.

Job Description - Project Coordinator

Main Job Purpose - Youth Project Coordinator for 2 years, on a yearly contract basis.
Enhanced CRB checks and reference from previous employer required

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with Customers (youth and families), Volunteers and Management Committee (MC) members and out side bodies such as local authorities/children and family social services to understand the requirements for the project; develop effective working relationships and ongoing management processes for the project.
• Define the deliverables, resource requirements and work plan for the project, and manage development and delivery.
• To ensure the project is delivered within the requirements of the organisation and with in the identified time frame.
• To estimate and plan projects from start to finish, with built in contingencies.
• To ensure projects meet quality standards.
• Manage, monitor and motivate the cross functional team assigned to the project.
• To manage volunteers and delegate the tasks by involving those in all levels from start to finish.
• Keep financial records and authorise project related and out of pocket expenses to volunteers.
• To report monthly progress directly to supervisor and to the MC members as and when required and to have regular reviews with your Manager/Supervisor.
• To attend meetings/trainings required and related to the project.
• To conduct project presentations and compile reports.

Skills / Attributes Required

• A proven track record of successful project implementation, with in the charity and voluntary sector environment.
• Team management experience, comfortable matrix managing project teams
• Excellent client facing skills
• Experience of the whole project life cycle, able to operate in the initial conceptual design stage, at each stage in between and finalising.
• Have excellent knowledge of IT, administration, working with people from ethnic minorities, particularly Refugees and Asylum seeking Women and Children.
• A well motivated person to motivate the team of young people and meet tight deadlines.Be an excellent communicator within the organisation and external bodies.
• The ability to work towards deadlines and to work some evening and weekends where required to attend trainings, conferences and to supervise the activities of volunteers.

Salary / Benefits Package;
Will be discussed when short listed for an interview.

Please send us your CV and a letter in response to each point of the JD requirements.
For further information /clarification do not hesitate to contact us.

Coordinator
British Afghan Women's Society