Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby loss receives the support and care they need.
Bereaved men are one of a number of priority audiences for Sands to engage, support and build relationships with. Sands United FC is a volunteer led peer support service and is born out of a clear need for fathers to be able to access support that is unique for men.. Our teams offer invaluable peer to peer support in communities and has massive potential to grow it’s reach, generate income and raise awareness, as well as provide a less formalised type of support network (including fathers, siblings and other family members). Sands United has grown organically for years and now we need to strengthen the support infrastructure to better support volunteers and teams, as well as manage the governance impact of the programme.
The post-holder will provide programme management for 6 months of the SUFC Best Practice Programme. This includes being responsible for establishing clear governance and process development for SUFC, embedding good practice in both volunteer governance and peer support.
The successful applicant will have excellent project and change management skills, and ideally experience of managing governance and finance issues relating to volunteers in a sporting environment.
You will also have a thorough understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and risk management. A well organised approach is therefore essential, along with strong time management skills.
Strong research skills are essential, to be able to identify opportunities for external relationships and partnerships or signposting to other organisations. A high level of communication skills are required as you must be able to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences.
Please note that this is a 6-month fixed-term role. We are looking for somebody to start in early 2025.
To apply:
Please submit your CV, together with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the person specification to recruitment@sands.org.uk.
Please also complete the Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form and send this with your application.
CVs and supporting statements should be sent as attachments to an email in either Word or PDF format. The title of the attachments should be your first name, surname and either CV or supporting statement e.g. “NAME CV”
Due to the high volume of applications expected for this role, we will close the vacancy once we have received 100 applications.
Closing date for applications: 10th December 2024
Interview date: w/c 16th December 2024
As we have limited staff resources we are unable to provide candidates with feedback about their applications. Interviews will be held online.
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