Project Development Officer

VACANCY Leicestershire Cares YES Project Development Officer.

Based Leicester city.

Full time, 22 to 25K plus 5 % pension 35 hr flexible working week and generous AL.

Fixed-term role until September 2019

Leicestershire Cares is a vibrant, creative and results orientated charity that has been operating across Leicestershire for fourteen years. Our approach to work with NEET young people and care leavers is to identify those in need and through our extensive links with local businesses, community groups and local councils, identify appropriate methodologies and support structures to enable these people to take control of their life, sort out immediate issues, plan for the future and access suitable education, training or work. In short, we seek to “support and Inspire” young people to take ‘control’ of their lives.

Leicestershire Cares is one of Nine local organisations working together to deliver the YES project. The Youth Employability Support (YES) Project, supports young people age 15-24 years old to take steps towards employment. The project is jointly funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund.

If you are creative, ambitious, really committed to making a change and want to lead and develop a young person centered project we would like to hear from you. You will have experience of working with disadvantaged groups and individuals from a diversity of cultural backgrounds in an empowering way and will be able to plan, manage, administer, monitor and evaluate your workload. As a confident communicator, you will feel at ease networking, working in partnership and promoting the work of the project. You will be a team player who is committed to ongoing learning.

The Job description and person specification is available by clicking apply

Or you can ring 0116 275 6490 to request a copy

Please apply by sending a CV (max 2 pages) and a one-page cover letter stating why you want the post and your suitability.

Closing date 3^rd November 2017 interviews 15^th November 2017

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Checksectors of the community.