Local Development Workers, North Belfast - 2 posts

Participation and the Practice of Rights project

c/o 45/47 Donegall Street- Belfast BT1 2BR

15 Feb 2006

Marieanne McKeown

pprproject@hotmail.com

028 9096 1125

The Participation and Practice of Rights project consists of a coalition of organisations and groups working on social justice and poverty issues in Ireland, north and south.

The project exists “to promote awareness of international human rights instruments and standards and support marginalised communities and groups to use them in accessing services and achieving equality.”

This exciting three year project will work with community groups, anti poverty organisations and human rights groups in developing and testing a demonstration model for delivering a rights based approach to social justice issues.

We are seeking to recruit a number of posts for this project

Local Development Workers, North Belfast - 2 posts

The Local Development Worker, in collaboration with the Project Manager, local steering groups in north Dublin and north Belfast, Policy and Research Officers and Management Committee, will have overall responsibility for ensuring the implementation of project objectives and work plans at the local level.

The successful candidates will have:

1. at least three years’ experience of implementing project objectives and work programmes
2. experience of working in a community setting
3. experience of regeneration and community development issues
4. knowledge of current issues in North Belfast
5. knowledge of human rights and equality issues
6. experience of identifying need for and delivering training and facilitating local participation in campaigns, projects or initiatives.

Experience of monitoring and evaluation and developing baselines and indicators for the measurement of change is desirable.

It is recognised by the project that different realities within communities in north Belfast necessitates two workers for north Belfast to enable the project to accommodate and respect the distinct complexities of working with both main communities in north Belfast.

Starting salary: £ 26,448/ €38,374 (pensionable).

Deadline for receipt of applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 15 February, and interviews will take place in Belfast on 2 March

For further information contact Marieanne McKeown.

All posts are open to job share arrangements.

The Participation and Practice of Rights Project is an equal opportunities employer.