Salary: €47,096

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 August 11th 

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 Manager, 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.

Staff Benefits

Belong To provides staff members with an array of benefits and supports that increase their financial security, health, and well-being. We also support staff members to develop professionally and promote a healthy work life balance. Some of these discretionary benefits and supports include:

• Paid time off, including 26 holiday days, and following successful completion of probation access to our discretionary sick leave, parental leave, and bereavement leave schemes
• Educational assistance programmes (including paid study/ exam leave and an educational fund towards the costs of fees)
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) covering you, and your loved ones.
• A death in service benefit which will pay a lump sum of x4 times your salary to your loved ones in the event of your untimely passing
• Family flexible working hours
• Hybrid Working arrangements
• Tax saver tickets and cycle to work scheme
• Staff coaching and mentoring programmes
• Staff training and development opportunities
• Staff wellness programmes
• Pension contributions (upon completion of 6-month probationary period)
• Coordinate the team and carry a personal client load of schools and alternative education spaces on an annual basis and support their participation in, and completion of the programme.
• Coordinate all programme logistics, including recruitment, training delivery, travel, and accreditation.
• Coordinate Education Programme Advisory Meetings and logistics.
• Assess the effectiveness of the programme and determine the impact of the project against agreed KPIs.
• Track programme expenditure.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education Programmes

Stand Up Awareness Week Programme

• Support the development of Stand Up Awareness Week training and resources with the Director of the ETCP Department.
• Delivery of online and offline Stand Up Awareness Week training sessions regionally around the country.

Team Management

• Line manage members of the Education and Training team to ensure optimal performance.
• Oversee the implementation of the annual operational plan for your team.
• Report on the team’s efficacy and performance against agreed KPIs to the Director of Education, Training & Community Practice, the CEO and the Board of Directors.

Marketing and Advertising 

• Develop, in partnership with the Communications and Advocacy Department, a promotional strategy for LGBTQ+ inclusive education programmes and Stand Up Awareness Week.
• Coordinate team attendance at, and logistics for, promotional activities, including attending conferences, trade shows, and other appropriate fora to highlight Belong To’s Education and Training offerings.

Funding Applications and Reports

• Support the writing of funding applications for the ETCP department, as appropriate, gathering relevant information for the narratives to accompany applications.
• Support the writing of reports for the ETCP department, as appropriate, gathering information for the narratives to accompany funding reports.

Note

This job description is not a definitive list of tasks; rather it is designed to give an overview of the job. It is envisaged that the post-holder will use their own initiative and develop the job under guidance so that the organisations aims are achieved. It should be noted that the organisation is dynamic and fast paced and it may be necessary to step beyond the areas outlined above to support others from time to time.

Functional Competencies

Essential

• Full, clean driving licence and access to vehicle.
• Proven track record of programme management and delivery.
• Significant experience in training delivery and facilitation.
• Strong line management experience.
• Strong IT competency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Highly Desirable

• At least 3 years’ work experience in the Education and Training field or similar.
• Excellent communications skills (oral and written English).
• Third level qualification in Education/Training or related field.
• Experience working in the LGBTQ+ related and/or non-profit sector.

Desirable

• Experience with e-learning design/coordination.
• Experience of working with database systems, especially Salesforce.
• Experience in managing project or programme budgets.