Sub-Regional Developments Managers (2 posts)

Age Concern Northern Ireland

3 Lower Crescent Belfast BT7 1NR

22 Feb 2008

Human Resources Department

www.ageconcernni.org

Salary £32,500 Fixed term contract until 31 March 2010

Working with a wide variety of stakeholders from the community/voluntary and public sectors, you will develop sub-regional age structures across Northern Ireland to ensure older people are involved in planning and policy decisions affecting them. Through this community development approach to change, we aim to engage and position older people in the emerging community planning structures and service delivery opportunities resulting from the Review of Public Administration.

These are home–based posts with each post covering one geographical area listed below:
Western coverage: Fermanagh, Tyrone and Londonderry
Eastern coverage: Down, Armagh and Antrim

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria

• Be able to demonstrate:

1. experience in effective partnership building
2. experience of stakeholder management, working across organisational/sectoral boundaries
3. experience in a project or change management role

• Have a proven track record in community development with a clear understanding of capacity building or empowerment processes
• Have a full current driving licence and access to a car for business use, or other form of transport that meets the travel requirements of the post
• Have a flexible approach, as week-end and evening work may be required

Applicant letter (45Kb)

Job description and Person Spec (80Kb)

For an application pack for any of the above posts, visit our web-site on www.ageconcernni.org or send a large SAE to the Human Resources Department, Age Concern Northern Ireland, 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NR.

Closing date for completed application forms is Friday 22 February 2008

‘Action for older people’

Age Concern Northern Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.