Scheme Manager

Purposes of the job

• To hold responsibility for maintaining an overview of the scheme
• To secure funding for the scheme.
• To ensure the effective day to day management of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association; the Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• To ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme’s work
• To take responsibility for providing leadership and management to the staff team.

Main Responsibilities 

Managing the scheme

• Taking responsibility for the day to day management of the scheme
• Reporting to and supporting the Board of Trustees to ensure the effective strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.
• To identify and secure sufficient funding that will maintain financial stability of Home-Start Causeway on an ongoing basis.
• Ensuring all Home-Start policies and procedures are implemented and reviewed.
• Ensuring effective administration, monitoring and financial systems are in place.
• To own and manage the Database system (CharityLog) ensuring quality of data entry by Staff and Volunteers is maintained to required standards.
• Provide relevant and accurate management information reports to the Board of Directors, Funders and others as required.
• Managing the operational work and deploying the scheme’s staffing and financial resources in the most effective way.
• Building positive relationships with Funders and potential Funders and maintaining those relationships.
• Supporting the Directors to ensure that bids or tenders submitted are adequately costed and risk assessed; and that contracts or SLAs are delivered and targets met.
• Supporting the Board of Directors in the recruitment, selection, induction, management and deployment of organisers/co-ordinators and other paid employees.
• Leading the staff team and ensuring all employees receive effective supervision, direction and opportunities for development.
• Promoting the work of the scheme externally.
• Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally.
• Be responsible for maintenance and updating of website and all social media

Working in Partnership

• Networking appropriately with other Home-Starts in Northern Ireland and also within the community.
• Contributing to local policy and community development as appropriate.

Please complete the Application Form referring to the Person Specification and Guidelines, and return the Application Form along with the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by email to [email protected]  before Thursday 4th March at 5.00pm

Interviews will be held the week commencing 15th March 2021.