TVG EDUCATION STRATEGY COORDINATOR
Hours Per Week: **Apply on the website**
Term of Contract: 2 Years
LOCATION: TVG, LOWER JOHN STREET, CORK WITH SOME TRAVELLING NECESSARY
LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY AT POINTS
SALARY: ?**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**,**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** PER ANNUM
QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTAINMENTS
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* A third level qualification in relevant areas (e.g. youth work,
education, community work and social work.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
* Masters degree or other third level qualifications in a relevant
area.
* Training in anti-racism (including anti-Traveller racism) and
promoting equality.
* Traveller Cultural Awareness Training (TCAT) or Roma Cultural
Awareness Training.
EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL:
* Proven ability in the implementation of education and training
initiatives and/or the development and implementation of community
development strategies.
* Minimum of 2 years in a project management or strategic planning
role.
* Minimum of three years post qualification working in an education
and social inclusion policy role or other relevant area.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with and collaborate with
key stakeholders including service users.
* Experience working directly with education centres/ institutions
and training centres.
* Experience of developing policy positions and effective messaging,
including consultation and liaison with members and/or stakeholders.
* Experience of designing or contributing to the development of
educational resources on human rights issues and/or equality matters.
* Experience in the use of monitoring and evaluation tools.
* Demonstrated capacity of building and maintaining relationships at
all levels including team building, and building partnerships
* Strong negotiation and/or influencing skills.
DESIRABLE:
* Experience working with Traveller and/or Roma communities.
* Experience of working with young people and their parents/carers.
* Experience of work with/in the Irish educational system.
* Experience in working in partnership, collaboration and advocacy
using a community development approach.
* Experience in planning and providing events such as conferences,
training seminars andworkshops.
* Experience establishing and/or supporting committees and steering
groups/working groups.
* Knowledge of youth and education policy at both Irish and EU
levels.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND APTITUDE
ESSENTIAL:
* Knowledge and understanding of issues and challenges affecting
Traveller and Roma communities.
* Excellent and proven organisational skills and high attention to
detail in managing a diverse and demanding workload
* Have an excellent working knowledge of the Education and Training
Sector.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Have an excellent understanding of policy development and
monitoring and evaluationprocesses
* Proven ability to manage a complex workload working effectively as
a team member and on own initiative
* Excellent IT skills
* Commitment to community development and anti-racist principles.
* Flexibility to work at weekends and during evenings.
To apply for the role of Education Strategy Coordinator please send a
copy of your most recent CV along with a cover letter detailing your
interest in the role and your relevant experience via email to **Apply
on the website**
Should you have any questions relating to this post please contact
Eileen O?Shea, Director of Operations at Traveller Visibility Group
via email: **Apply on the website**
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THE 5TH JANUARY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
AT 5PM WITH INTERVIEWS TO FOLLOW THE WEEK OF **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**TH AND/OR **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH JANUARY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**.
_Garda Vetting will be required for this role. The Traveller
Visibility Group CLG is an Equal Opportunities Employer._
This post is partly funded under the NTRIS Star Project, Department of
Education and Skills and through Access UCC, SOAR Project, Programme
for Access to Higher Education (PATH), Department of Further and
Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
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Type: Permanent
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