PLACED are currently looking to recruit a Project Assistant to support across their projects.
The successful candidate will support both Education and Engagement programmes, including co-ordinating, planning and delivering activity. They will work closely with the PLACED team and wider network on both existing work, and new projects.
Whilst initially a Project Assistant position, there is opportunity for the successful applicant to take on increased responsibility and develop through the company should they wish.
PLACED is committed to having a positive impact through diversifying who shapes our built environment. Critical is that any new member of the team is that they share this commitment, and that they have a flexible, positive, ‘can do’ approach.
Post Title: PLACED Project Assistant
Reporting to: Jo Harrop, PLACED Director
Hours: Full time
Salary: £22,000
Base: The role is full time home working at present with no immediate plans for an office base. However, the successful candidate would expected to be flexible in terms of meeting fellow team members in Liverpool or Manchester.
Duration: Permanent, with a 6 month probationary period.
Closing date: Friday 4th February 5pm
Interviews: Thursday 10th February
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Support the delivery of their engagement activity, whether online or face to face workshops / events. This will include preparing / designing engagement materials, coordinating events, supporting set-up, attending events. interacting with local communities and wider stakeholders, and documenting discussion during the events.
• Ensuring data from education and engagement events and programmes is well documented and shared with the team in a timely and appropriate manner, enabling workshop outcomes and impact to be evaluated and reported on.
• Supporting the PLACED Academy www.placed-academy.com and other education programmes. This will include supporting planning of workshops, working with the team to produce resources, being a key contact for the young people on the programme, ensuring all participants have all information in advance of participation, and supporting
delivery and co-ordination of education activity.
• Support and, where appropriate lead, wider young people workshops. These may be in an education or none-education settings and may include engagement and education focused workshops. This includes working with the PLACED team to plan workshops that deliver on project objectives, ensuring all materials and resources are prepared and available for the sessions and supporting/leading delivery on the day.
• Provide flexible support across all projects, including managing event bookings, coordinating Ambassador involvement and updating our websites, where applicable.
• Act as an Ambassador for PLACED and its values.
• Have a flexible approach to work that will enable the PLACED team to deliver on its
commitments.
To apply for the role see here.