Posted byAnna Klis-Davies, Group Support and Communications Manager

Strategic Manager with Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis (AVRC)

 

Salary: £24,000 per annum (Pro rata)

Terms: Part-time (25 hours per week)

Location: Aylesbury, with some travel mainly in Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes

Closing Date: Friday 4th November 2016, 5pm

Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis is seeking to appoint a Strategic Manager to lead on the strategic and financial development of the charity. This is an incredibly exciting time for AVRC as they are entering a new phase of development piloting and developing new services, reaching more survivors of sexual violence and increasing their impact.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, creative and ready to find new opportunities to help the charity grow. They will be passionate about their work and dedicated to reaching their vision of a world in which women and girls are free from the fear and experience of sexual violence, and supported when it does occur.  

Hours are flexible. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as will travel within Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Occasionally travel elsewhere may be required for regional meetings and partnership meetings.

This role is subject to receiving Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks and to a six-month probationary period. The post holder will be eligible for 25 days annual leave per annum (pro rata).

To apply please read the job description and send your CV and covering letter to mail@avrc.org.uk  

Job description:

  1. Strategic Development
    1. Identify opportunities for organisational development and growth.
    2. Plan, develop and lead AVRC’s strategy in line with the constitution, local and national priorities for survivor services.
    3. Develop and maintain appropriate short term and long term business planning.
    4. Develop, maintain and deliver a fundraising strategy.
    5. Develop and maintain AVRC’s policies, ensuring they are implemented and reviewed within the set timeframes.
    6. Recruit and train volunteers to assist with fundraising activities.
  1. Financial duties and responsibilities
    1. Manage the budgets and day to day bookkeeping.
    2. Prepare monthly management reports and financial updates for the trustees.
    3. Prepare value for money cost assessments for proposed activities.
    4. Report to funding bodies as required.
  1. Other Responsibilities
    1. Increase AVRC’s profile, reach and influence
    2. Represent the needs and views of survivors of rape and sexual abuse in the wider context of the health and social care sector.
    3. Participate in partnership meetings and regional forums as appropriate.
    4. Represent AVRC within the Rape Crisis England and Wales Network.
    5. Ensure the charity continues to implement and adhere to the Rape Crisis National Service Standards.
    6. Support the Service Manager in the recruitment of counselling volunteers.
    7. Managing social media accounts and website updates.

Please note this job description is intended to outline the main duties of the post and may change as the post and organisation develops.

Person specification:

Experience

Essential

  • Experience managing support services within a voluntary, community, statutory or private care setting.
  • Track record of successful fundraising.
  • Experience writing business plans, strategies and policies.
  • Bookkeeping experience.
  • An understanding of the impacts of sexual violence on individual survivors and the wider community, and the support needs of women and girls who have experienced sexual violence.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of potential sources of funding.
  • Project management experience.
  • Experience collaborating with multiple organisations.
  • Knowledge of child and vulnerable adult protection procedures and legislation.

Skills

Essential

  • Bid writing
  • Bookkeeping
  • Numerical literacy
  • Strategic thinking
  • Organisational skills
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Confident public speaker
  • Qualitative and / or Quantitative data collection and analysis
  • Confident social media skills 

    EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

This post is restricted to female applicants only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

 

Service Manager with Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis (AVRC)

 

Salary: £24,000 per annum (Pro rata)

Terms: Part-time (15 hours per week)

Location: Aylesbury, with some travel mainly in Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes

Closing Date: Friday 4th November 2016, 5pm

Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis is seeking to appoint a Service Manager to lead, recruit and train their volunteer counsellors. This is an incredibly exciting time for AVRC as they are piloting and developing new services, reaching more survivors of sexual violence and increasing tjheir impact.

The ideal candidate will be a Counsellor qualified to Level 5 with experience working with victims of sexual violence and training other counsellors.

Hours are flexible and will primarily be conducted from their office in Aylesbury but some home working may be agreed. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as will travel within Buckinghamshire.

This role is subject to receiving Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks and to a three-month probationary period. The post holder will be eligible for 25 days annual leave per annum (pro rata).

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to mail@avrc.org.uk

Job description:

  1. Service Delivery
    1. Oversee the provision of all support to women accessing the service.
    2. Conduct assessments of new referrals to ensure an appropriate service is provided and volunteers are appropriately paired with clients.
    3. Manage the waiting list of referrals and follow up discussions in a timely manner.
    4. Ensure appropriate records and notes are kept by the charity and the volunteers.
    5. Act as AVRC’s Safeguarding representative.
  1. Management of Volunteers
    1. Recruit and train new volunteers on at least an annual basis.
    2. Train new volunteers in Violence against Women and Girls, pre-trial therapy and ensure they have the sufficient skills for supporting their clients.
    3. Manage volunteers and oversee professional support and supervision for all volunteers.
  1. Monitoring and Evaluation
    1. Collect data consistent with funders requirements and to Rape Crisis England and Wales national service standard data collection requirements.
    2. Develop and oversee systems to record and report qualitative and quantitative information and user feedback.
    3. Involve service users and user feedback in development of future services.
    4. Adhere to the Rape Crisis England and Wales National Service Standards.
  1. Other Responsibilities
    1. Assist with fundraising activities as required.
    2. Raise awareness about AVRC, sexual violence and gender based analysis of violence.
    3. Represent the needs and views of survivors of rape and sexual abuse in the wider context of the health and social care sector.

Please note this job description is intended to outline the main duties of the post and may change as the post and organisation develops.

Person specification:

Experience

Essential

  • Level 5 Diploma in Counselling
  • Previous experience of counselling victims of sexual violence
  • Experience managing other people
  • Knowledge of child and vulnerable adult protection procedures and legislation
  • Ability to maintain clear boundaries and confidential working practices
  • Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a diverse setting

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working/volunteering within the Rape Crisis/Violence Against Women and Girls sector
  • An understanding of working in the voluntary sector/violence against women sector or similar field
  • Experience collecting data and / or user research.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

This post is restricted to female applicants only and is exempt under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.