Programme Manager

Disability Action

Portside Business Park
189 Airport Road West
Belfast BT3 9ED

23 Dec 2004

Kieran Teague / Suzanne O'Hare

personnel@disabilityaction.org

028 9029 7880

http://www.disabilityaction.org

Diversity Works is a partnership funded by EQUAL with Disability Action as the lead partner. Diversity Works aims to develop a diversity management process that fits easily within existing local, national and European quality management excellence models for use in different employment sectors in Northern Ireland.

We wish to appoint to the following positions:

PROGRAMME MANAGER Ref PMDW/04

The post holder will have responsibility for developing and managing all aspects of the Diversity Works Project. S/he will also be responsible for the management of staff and other resources within the project. The post holder will manage the development of a diversity management process for use in different employment sectors in Northern Ireland.

Candidates must have:

• A professional or third level qualification in a related discipline AND three years relevant experience of project management.
• Proven ability in the management of people, resources and projects. ·Relevant experience in the field of diversity.
• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory, voluntary and private sectors in Northern Ireland.

Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £18,404 to £23,814 (under review)

This programme will commence in May 2005 and will run until December 2007. All of the above posts will be located in Disability Action’s Belfast Office.

For an application form please apply in writing, quoting the appropriate reference number, enclosing an A4 sized S.A.E. to the value of 42p to: - Human Resources Assistant, Disability Action, 189 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 23 December 2004 at 1.00pm. (If you require the application package in an alternative format such as Braille, large print, etc, please contact the Personnel Office on 028 9029 7880 or on Text phone 028 9029 7882).

Disability Action is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applications are particularly welcome from people with disabilities.

We would also encourage applications from men, members of the Protestant community and members of the black and minority ethnic communities, as they are currently under-represented at these levels.