JOB TITLE: IGNITE COMMUNITY LOCAL LEADER
(2 PART-TIME POSTS)
LOCATION: Remote (Head Office Dublin 9)
* Region 1: Limerick, Clare, Galway
* Region 2: Meath, Westmeath, Offaly
START DATE: January *
SALARY: € *, *.**Apply
on the website**
LINE MANAGER: Social Innovation Manager
DURATION: * month contract starting in January
* (May be extended subject to funding)
HOURS: *.5 hours per week.
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ABOUT YOUNG SOCIAL INNOVATORS.
Young Social Innovators is a non-profit organisation that believes in
the power of youth. Its vision is to empower, equip and inspire young
people to change the world for good. Through its programmes, training
and events, Young Social Innovators enables young people to grapple
with difficult social issues, advocating reform and advancing change.
Each year, circa *, *
young people are supported to explore social and environmental issues
that concern them and come up with a variety of responses to these. In
this way, Young Social Innovators builds social capital and helps
young people create a fairer and more caring Ireland connecting into a
wider global movement for change.
IGNITE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
The purpose of Ignite Community (IC) programme is to enable young
people outside the main education system to drive and own innovations
that will make a real difference in tackling inequality and creating
new connections across communities in the target regions. The project
is funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,
Integration and Youth and will support young people to co-create
solutions to social and environmental issues that impact upon them and
their communities and to co-design and launch new and innovative
solutions. This programme aims to replicate the significant impacts of
Young Social Innovators’ social innovation education pedagogy in a
whole new cohort of young people.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
Ignite Community Local Leader (ICLL) will work closely with the
Education and Programme team to deliver YSIs Ignite Community
Programme in the target regions. The role requires a belief in the
power of social innovation and a desire to facilitate opportunities
for young people to develop social innovation projects in their
communities. The purpose of the role will be to recruit young people
to participate in and facilitate them through the Ignite Community
Programme. Recruitment and delivery to target numbers will be achieved
through a combination of direct engagement with young people and a
train the trainer model where youth workers will be engaged, trained
and supported to deliver the programme as part of their service by the
ICLL. The ICLL will also build relationships with non-formal education
settings, where they will support and cultivate social innovation and
entrepreneurial learning opportunities for young people. They will
also build relationships with government, civil, academic and business
communities in the region with the aim of developing a vibrant
ecosystem where innovation can flourish.
The role requires a dynamic, driven individual with a strong
commitment to making real change through youth led social innovation
education. They will have experience of working in the youth/education
sector with marginalised young people.
This is a remote position with a requirement to travel to the Project
Office in Dublin on occasion as well as a requirement to travel in the
region to recruit young people/youth workers and deliver the
programme.
DUTIES OF THE ROLE
PROGRAMME RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDE AND NOT LIMITED TO):
* Recruit youth workers to deliver YSIs Ignite Community Programme
in community settings engaging young people from the target regions.
* Co-facilitate training to youth workers so that they can act as
YSI Guides for the Ignite Community programme and deliver the
Programme in their own youth settings.
* Recruit a select number of young people from the target population
& deliver the Ignite Community Programme to them.
* Act as a point of contact for YSI Guides, offering support to
ensure Ignite Community is delivered with fidelity to YSIs' Learning
Framework.
* Conduct in person site visits to ensure outcomes for participants
and funder are met.
* Connect groups of young people with stakeholders and mentors to
ensure maximum impact of youth led social innovation projects.
* Support participants to advance through YSI offerings, including
Elevate and YSI’s Social Impact Fund.
* Build a support network for youth led social innovation across the
target areas.
* Support recognition of participants in a local end of programme
events.
* Write a summative report on the project, capturing pluses and
deltas of recruitment, delivery, and recognition events.
OTHER DUTIES
*
Ad hoc duties as required, in line with the purpose of the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* A minimum of three years’ experience engaging or motivating
young people (preferably in a youth work setting).
* Relationship building and networking skills are essential.
Experience with community groups and/or local enterprises is
desirable.
* Passionate about young people’s involvement in social innovation
learning and entrepreneurship.
* Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to present
information, communicate clearly and facilitate information/training
sessions.
* A self-starter with the ability to plan and use resources
effectively to achieve specific objectives.
* Ability to plan and manage multiple project workflows and
deadlines as per project requirements.
* Strong IT Skills including G Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook.
* Understanding and appreciation of the not-for-profit sector
context.
* Strong commitment to realising a more sustainable, equitable, and
resilient world.
* Strong entrepreneurial interests and skills.
* Highly curious and creative with a growth mindset.
* Full clean drivers licence required.
IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND THROUGH A COVER LETTER TO **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE** OUTLINING WHAT YOU WOULD BRING TO THE ROLE, AS WELL AS AN
UP-TO-DATE CV. PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH REGION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR (1)
LIMERICK, CLARE, GALWAY AND (2) MEATH, WESTMEATH, OFFALY.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 5th December COB with
interviews taking place Monday 9th/Friday *th
December.
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Type: Permanent
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