The Parades Commission - Caseworker

Main duties of the role:

• Establishing and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including parade/protest organisers, local political representatives, residents’ groups, church representatives, PUL and CRN community reps, members of the public etc. 
• Building up an extensive knowledge of parading in Northern Ireland and undertaking research in relation to parading in other jurisdictions as required.
• Dealing with sensitive/contentious parades – seeking additional information and arranging oral/written representation from stakeholders; Advising parade/protest organisers of the outcome of Commission considerations and dealing with enquiries and complaints.
• Preparing a detailed brief for the Commission on sensitive parades; presenting information to the Commission at formal meetings both verbally and in report format.
• Observing selected parades, including out of hours, and preparing detailed observer reports for the Commission; organising and attending outreach meetings, liaising with local mediators and representatives as required.

The Caseworker reports directly to the Deputy Secretary.  The post holder will exercise a high degree of autonomy for his/her particular area of work and have the ability to work as a key member of a small secretariat team.

Apply for the role
Interested staff should complete a candidate proforma, available at www.interchangeni.org.uk and return it to the Interchange Secretariat at interchangesecretariat@finance-ni.gov.uk by 5.00pm on Friday 16 February 2018.