- Salary £20,020 pro rata (based on full time hours of 35 hours per week)
- Location Swindon (Hybrid)
- Job Type Contract, Part-time
- Category Admin , Advice, Information
- Sectors Human Rights
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Job Description
A unique & exciting opportunity to work for our small charity in Swindon! Come and join our team and help us to work with local organisations to gain their Sanctuary Award; supporting them to be more inclusive, welcoming and to celebrate and educate how migration enriches our communities. We are a small, friendly and dedicated team at Swindon City of Sanctuary (SCoS). All staff, volunteers and trustees are valued equally. Working for us means you will be in a very supportive enviroment where your voice, creativity and ideas are welcome. We expect our employees to be passionate about our cause and dedicated to their work but we are also an employer who support flexible working where possible and believe in helping you to find a work/life balance.
This role is Funded by a grant from the National Lottery Communities Fund
Our Vision
Swindon City of Sanctuary shares the national City of Sanctuary vision that the UK will be a welcoming place of safety for all and is proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution.
Our Mission
Swindon City of Sanctuary seeks to build a culture of welcome, inclusion and support for everyone in Swindon, with a focus on those seeking sanctuary.
In practical terms, we do this by bringing people and organisations together, raising awareness and celebrating our diverse town through the national scheme of sanctuary awards.
We are proud to be part of the national movement that is City of Sanctuary.
About Streams & Awards of Sanctuary:
Streams of Sanctuary is one of the national City of Sanctuary’s key strategies. It is designed to encourage people and organisations to come together to celebrate and embed the concepts of welcome, safety and inclusion at the centre of everything they do.
For SCoS, the expected outcomes of our Streams work will be:
• positive change across Swindon by working with organisations (e.g. schools, libraries, community organisations, borough council)
• to ensure that organisations are offering truly safe and easily accessible spaces and services for everyone, especially people seeking sanctuary
• that all organisations will have worked towards achieving a Stream of Sanctuary Award which recognises and celebrates their lasting commitment to welcome, safety and inclusion.
Purpose and Scope of the SCoS Streams and Awards Co-ordinator (Maternity Leave Cover)
Design and coordinate the process for appraising Sanctuary Awards. (e.g. putting together the appraisal panels; publicising and promoting Sanctuary Awards locally and nationally; generate, maintain and sustain contact with local organisations interested in Sanctuary Awards).
As we focus our work for the next five years towards creating sustainable change and having a positive impact across Swindon’s community to make it a more welcoming and inclusive town, this Maternity Leave Cover role will be critical to our success.
For more information download the Job Description Person Specification and if you would like to discuss the role please do get in touch we are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Please note we will not accept applications without a CV & Covering Letter.
Your covering Letter can also be an email, audio or video recording. Which ever format you use you should include the following:
• Why you are interested in applying for the SCoS Streams and Awards Co-ordinator (Maternity Leave Cover) role.
• What you feel you could bring to our charity (eg. skills, work experiences, life experiences, interests)
• Why welcome, inclusion, diversity and equality are important to you.
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