Team Manager - UBUNTU - Belfast

Barnardo's is seeking to recruit a Team Manager who will support staff and volunteers in the delivery of the Ubuntu project across NI with a focus on Strategic Community Development.

Ubuntu “I am because we are” or, “Humanity towards others” is an exciting new project delivered by Barnardo's.  Thanks to National Lottery players, Barnardo's has received over £4.5 million over four years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. The funding will be used to develop regional support networks for families arrived seeking sanctuary across Northern Ireland; Scotland and Hertfordshire. The project aims to empower young voices from a refugee and asylum-seeking background and create sustainable community support.

The successful candidate will be required to travel across Northern Ireland, and occasional evening and weekend work.

Where we receive a high volume of applicants, the desirable criteria may be used to reduce those shortlisted for interview

Barnardo's will be holding a waiting list of appointable people, where you may be offered similar jobs of the same grade should they come up within 12 months post interview.

Essential Criteria:-

Demonstrable experience leading, managing and motivating staff and volunteers, including formal supervision in a professional setting.
Be able to support a team to respond appropriately to safeguarding incidents in line with policy and relevant legislation.
Demonstrable experience building links with community groups and developing strategic and collaborative partnerships with statutory and voluntary agencies.
Demonstrable experience developing new programme areas and initiatives which support families arrived seeking sanctuary.
Demonstrable experience monitoring and evaluating the impact of family support in a community setting, through written reports and data collection for internal use and with external funding partners as appropriate.
Demonstrable experience designing, delivering and evaluating training workshops for staff or volunteers working with families, and developing materials that are trauma informed and culturally competent.
Demonstrable experience planning and delegating the allocation of workload and resources whilst maintaining oversight ensuring effective practice and delivery of services to children.
Please ensure that you outline on your application how you meet the required criteria listed in the attached Additional Information Sheet. 

In return Barnardo's offers a reward package that includes a competitive salary, 26 days annual leave and 10 statutory/public holidays (pro-rata) per annum, a contributory pension scheme, an additional holiday purchase scheme and staff discounts.

Location: Belfast  

Hours: 37    

Permanent (Fixed term funded post): 31-12-2028

Salary: £34,696 - £42,541 FTE

Closing: Midnight Sunday 18th May 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Contact Email: people.ni1@barnardos.org.uk

A waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise during the next 12 months

The successful candidate will also be required to undertake enhanced Child and Adult barred AccessNI check.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently until 28th September 2028 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 28th September .