Advocacy Project Coordinator

Full Job Description

Generate Opportunities are looking to recruit someone with passion and vision to work within their Inclusion & Engagement Department.
Job title: Advocacy Project Coordinator
Salary: £25,272.00 pro rata
Hours: 23.5 hours per week
Location: Generate Office (South West London)
Working alongside a co-coordinator with lived experience, this is a unique opportunity to support people to have a voice.
The successful candidate will share Generate’s vision of working together with people with a learning disability, autism, neurodiverse and other disabilities to build better lives and connect to communities as equal citizens.
Responsibilities and duties include:
* To recruit and support Generate members to participate in the speaking up forum known as Generate Voices
* To plan and arrange weekly 1 and a half hour meetings of the forum (Online via Zoom and face-to-face at Generate’s building)
* To plan each forum by creating an agenda, all supporting papers and presentations in accessible formats.
* To engage forum members in planning future agendas and deciding what other speakers and trainers to invite to the forum.
* Develop and implement a plan to increase the understanding of forum members on the governance of the organisation and make the Board of Trustee meetings more accessible so that a person with lived experience can join the board.
* Work closely with the Wandsworth Learning Disability Partnership Board and ensure Generate Voices members are supported to attend and participate in activities related to this forum.
Introduction to Generate
Generate is a charity that was founded in 1972 by passionate volunteers who wanted to make sure that people with learning disabilities weren’t isolated in their local community.
Today that passion still inspires our staff: to support people with learning disabilities to live their lives, in the way they choose – enabling people to discover their passions, connect with their communities and explore ‘possibilities’. This passion drives the quality of the work we do.
The closing date is 3rd May 2024
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
Candidates will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check
Generate is an equal opportunity employer.
No agencies please