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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

Vacancy

VSNW is currently recruiting for two short-term posts due to staff moving into new jobs:

► Representation Project Manager
► Information Officer

Representation Project Manager
Fixed term to 30 June 2012
35 hours per week
25 days holiday + 5 Company days
NJC Point 36-38: £30,011 to £31,754
Secondments considered & Immediate start desired
Base: North West of England

You will be responsible for supporting the voluntary and community sector’s contribution to policy and strategy development nationally and in the North West through facilitating the North West Infrastructure Partnership, supporting individual voluntary and community sector representatives and driving knowledge transfer between individuals and organisations.

You should have experience of partnership working between statutory and VCS organisations, consulting with, and reporting to, a wide range of stakeholders and policy work. Furthermore you will have strong organisational, information interpretation and report writing skills as well as a knowledge of the key policy issues facing the VCS.

Representation Project Manager job description
Representation Project Manager application form
Equal Opportunities monitoring form
Further information about the project

Information Officer
Fixed term until June 30 2012
21 hours per week
25 days holiday + 5 Company days (pro rata)
NJC Point 32 – 34: £27,052 to £28,636 pro rata
Secondments considered & Immediate start desired
Base: North West of England

You will be responsible for collating and disseminating quality information to partners through a range of media and ensuring a strong knowledge base is maintained to support the voluntary & community sector in the North West.

You should possess a good understanding of the VCS and the challenges for the sector. You should also have experience of policy and development work including knowledge of key regional policy issues. Excellent communication skills will be essential along with the ability to use ICT to gain maximum engagement of our partners.

Information Officer job description
Information Officer application form
Equal Opportunities monitoring form
Further information about the project

Both posts require a strong commitment to our core values of Accountability, Knowledge and Equality.

The post will involve travel across the North West and occasionally elsewhere.

Deadline for applications: midnight 19th September 2011

For further details call Anna Sevink on 0161 2769300