Education & Training Coordinator

Salary €42,610 – 47,096, depending on experience
Hours: Full-time, 35 hrs per week
Reporting To: Director of Education, Training & Community Practice
Direct Reports: Education & Training Officer
Term: 1-year fixed term contract, renewable subject to funding and performance
Starting Date: ASAP
Application Deadline: 5.00pm Monday July 14th

Overview

Belong To’s vision is for a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) young people are safe to shine and can confidently shape their own futures. We work with LGBTQ+ young people as equals to achieve our vision and create a society where we all belong. We do this through youth work, community engagement, changing attitudes, and research.

Our core values are those of inclusion, integrity, and respect, in an environment of honesty and openness. Our purpose is to create a welcoming, supportive, safe and fun space for LGBTQ+ young people. We are committed to collaboration and youth participation. We believe in solidarity and intersectional equality, and our work focuses on human rights and social justice. We are dedicated to continuous improvement in everything we do.

As Education & Training Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Education & Training team to ensure the successful roll out of Belong To’s educational programmes aimed at creating safe and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ young people. You will support the Director of Education, Training & Community Practice to achieve the strategic goals of your Department, and contribute to the organisation more broadly in achieving the organisation’s goals as set out in our Strategic Plan.

Please note that this role involves frequent travel nationally and occasional travel internationally. The role requires flexibility in the hours of work and will require the successful candidate to frequently work in the evenings and occasionally at weekends. Time off in lieu is offered for time worked outside of normal hours.

You shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to you in relation to your employment and carry out such instructions as may be given in relation to the performance of your duties. You may be reassigned to other positions and locations within the company as the circumstances of the business determine.

Please see Role Description attached below.

Submitting an Application

Please submit a completed application form in advance of the deadline for applications of 5:00pm, Monday July 14th.

Applications should be submitted by email to: jobs@belongto.org. Please include “Education and Training Coordinator” in the subject line of the email.

We will inform candidates who have been successfully shortlisted. We regret that it is not possible to provide individualised feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview and we kindly request that you do not call or email seeking feedback. Feedback is available for candidates called to interview.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to occur on 23rd July at Belong To’s offices. If you are unable to attend for interview on this date, please state so clearly on your application form. Belong To may, at its discretion, hold more than 1 round of interviews before selecting the successful candidate.

Candidates should note that canvassing will disqualify.

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