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Campaigns Coordinator Vacancy

Croydon’s Mental Health Service User Group
Hear Us Croydon / Campaigning Project / Campaigns Coordinator Vacancy

Campaigns Coordinator Vacancy
Recruitment Start Date: Monday 4th December 2023

Applications to be returned by Monday 22nd January 2024

Hear Us is pleased to announce we have won funding from Trust For London for three years, to run a Campaigning Project, and we will be employing a new member of staff as a Campaigns Coordinator.

We wish to build a movement run and led by people with lived experience of mental ill health representing all communities initially in Croydon. This movement will educate, inform and influence for change to improve the lives of some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in our communities through awareness raising, and campaigning for change in our public services and in the wider community.

Purpose:

To develop, lead and execute the strategic direction of Hear Us’s Campaigns, Securing Positive Outcomes for people with Mental Illness across Croydon. Working with the CEO, Deputy CEO and the board of Trustees, in line with stated organisation aims and objectives, and overall, to become a more effective campaigning organisation.

More specifically, to:

Build Hear Us capacity to transform our campaigning capacity to achieve strategic, systemic change in services

Co-produce campaigning activity with people with lived experience

Improve the diversity of staff, volunteers and members

Work in partnership with statutory and voluntary services

Use monitoring and evaluation to learn and improve

SECTION D3.1.3 Campaigns Coordinator

Post:

Campaigns Coordinator

Accountable to and Managed by:

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for:

Volunteer Peer Support Linkworkers and Project Volunteers

Hours:

20 hours per week

Payment:

£19,323 Per Annum (full-time equivalent = £29,790)

Length of Contract:

The post is a 3-year fixed contract, with possible extension, subject to funding

Based at:

Based mainly at Orchard House, 15A Purley Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EZ, although required to work at other sites within Croydon as requested by the Manager.

Flexible Working

The post-holder can apply for flexible working if they have worked continuously for Hear Us for at least 26 weeks, providing this is within the scope of and balancing the needs of the Linkworking Project

Working off-site:

Working across Croydon and surrounding boroughs, the work will include ward and community service visits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tim Oldham
CEO
Orchard House
15a Purley Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 6EZ
Tel: 020 8681 6888
Mobile: 07594 373 104
Email: tim@hear-us.org