Training and Accreditation Officer

Lifestart Foundation Ltd

11A Bishop Street Derry/Londonderry BT48 6PL

15 Feb 2008

Loreto Douglas

loreto@lifestart.fsnet.co.uk

028 7136 5363

www.lifestartfoundation.org

Lifestart Foundation

Training and Accreditation Officer (Initially 2 years full-time) (code LF TAO 004)

Salary: £22,122 (NJC Scale 6 Point 27)

Hours of Work: 35 per week

The Foundation is inviting applications for a Training and Accreditation Officer To contribute to the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of staff training and development within Lifestart. To ensure that management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by the organisation. The appointee will be based in the Lifestart Foundation Office in Derry but will be required to travel throughout Ireland.

Candidates are required to meet the following criteria:

Essential

• Have an Honours Degree or Equivalent in Education, Social Sciences, Early Years, Community Education, Human Resource Management or a related discipline, and at least 2 years post qualifying experience in any of the above areas.
• Have experience in:

1. The delivery of training
2. Identifying training and development needs within an organisation
3. Have IT Skills e.g. (Word Processing, Power Point, Excel)
4. Have multi-tasking, time management and excellent communication skills
5. Have a full driving licence and use of a car for work purposes.

Desirable

• Have experience in: Designing and developing training programmes; training moderation and accreditation; procuring training funding; or using e-learning techniques.

CVs will not be accepted. The above criteria may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting

Closing date Friday 15 February 2008 at 12.00 noon

Interviews will take place at the end of February 2008

We are an equal opportunities employer and seek to promote equality of opportunity regardless of a person’s race, religion, political opinion, gender, visible or invisible disability, age, marriage, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Further information and application forms may be obtained from the Foundation website www.lifestartfoundation.org or from Lifestart Foundation Ltd, 11A Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6PL loreto@lifestart.fsnet.co.uk