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Fixed term contract until 30 June 2008, full-time for 35 hours per week. NJC Salary Scale: PO3 - Sterling £31,653 - £32,487/Approx €47,796 - €49,055.
Citizens Advice
46 Donegall Pass Belfast BT7 1BS
01 Mar 2007
Dave Murphy
www.citizensadvice.co.uk
Citizens Advice is recruiting a Project Manager who will manage and coordinate the activities of the Borderwise Cross Border Advice and Information Project and provide a central support role in developing cross jurisdictional training, networking, information and policy work related to the Project activities.
Borderwise, a Cross Border Advice and Information Project has been awarded further funding by the Special EU Programmes Body through the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland under Measure 5.4 of the Peace II Extension funding programme, to deliver a range of cross border advice, information and training initiatives in the Border region.
This project is a joint partnership between Citizens Advice, N. Ireland, and Comhairle.
Citizens Advice is the largest advice agency in Northern Ireland dealing with some 220,000 enquiries a year via a computerised network of 27 main offices and over 100 other outlets across Northern Ireland.
Comhairle is the statutory agency in Ireland responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy to the public on the broad range of social and civil services. Comhairle works closely with a number of voluntary and statutory bodies, is the support agency for the network of Citizens Information Services (CIS), the Citizens Information Phone Service and operates the Citizens Information website.
To undertake the activities of the Project, Citizens Advice who are the employing body, now wish to recruit the following staff for the duration of the project for a fixed period until 30 June 2008.
Project Manager – Ref: BordPM/Feb07
(Fixed term contract until 30 June 2008, full-time for 35 hours per week)
NJC Salary Scale: PO3 - Sterling £31,653 - £32,487/Approx €47,796 - €49,055
Based at a location which could be in the Border region, Belfast or Dublin, the Project Manager will manage and coordinate the activities of the project and provide a central support role in developing cross jurisdictional training, networking, information and policy work related to the Project activities.
Candidates must have at least one year's experience of project development and management in the community, voluntary, private or statutory sectors, and at least one year’s experience of managing staff.
An understanding of the provision of advice and information to the public on Social Services and the role of Social Policy, strong project coordination and training skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a keen understanding of social inclusion and cross border issues, are essential.
A Secondment arrangement will be considered for this position.
(CVs will not be accepted). The application pack can be downloaded from our website www.citizensadvice.co.uk, or please send an A4 size SAE marked with the job reference number to: Secretary, Development Unit, Citizens Advice Regional Office, 46 Donegall Pass. Belfast, BT7 1BS.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 1 March at 5.00 pm
Citizens Advice aims to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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