Post: Research and Community Networking Specialist

Job Purpose

• Facilitating and supporting the F:ACES Initiative management and operational structures.
• Apply a broad range of community development and engagement techniques and practices to help build trusted and meaningful partnership relationships between targeted families, statutory agencies and civil society
• Provide informed input and practice support to the development and implementation of the system mapping processes focusing on drivers of child poverty.

Salary:

• This position is aligned to the Health Sector grade VII scale. The position is 21 hours per week with starting salary of €35,033.00 annually (equating to a full-time 35 hours salary of €58,388).

Application Deadline: 5pm Monday 2nd December 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen with BNWAP who is working collaboratively with partner agencies and groups in the Bray and South-East Dun Laoghaire Rathdown areas as 1 of only 4 areas nationally chosen to take part in the Local Area Child Poverty Action Plan Pilot Programme. The Family: Adult, Children Enhanced Services (F:ACES) Initiative being resourced through the Pilot Programme has the main objective of: Undertaking a systematic approach to identifying and analysing drivers of child poverty, adopting an early intervention and prevention approach from pregnancy to four years, in targeted adjacent neighbourhoods in the Bray and South-East Dun Laoghaire Rathdown areas to examine existing best practice and what can be done differently to improve outcomes for families and children impacted by intergenerational experiences of poverty and disadvantage.

A Research and Community Networking Specialist position is being recruited to support the F:ACES Consortium operational structures and undertake a leadership role in the development and implementation of the Initiatives action plan interventions. Systems mapping and collaborative working will inform and shape related activity locally to highlight drivers of child poverty. The position being recruited will play a key role in the development and implementation of the F:ACES Initiative action plan to achieve better outcomes for children, parents and families in the catchment areas.

This is an exciting role which will be of interest to an experienced practitioner with a track record of achievement. The individual will have the capacity to advance existing best practice services and the strategic vision in developing new thinking and ways of operating to positively impact early years outcomes.

To Apply: 

Applications, by email only including a cover letter and CV, are invited from experienced individuals and to be forwarded to specs@bnwap.ie for the attention of Maryrose Costello. Full details including the Job Specification are attached below and on the BNWAP website – www.brayareapartnership.ie

Closing date for receipt of application is 5pm Monday 2nd December 2024. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Informal enquiries in advance of the closing date to specs@bnwap.ie for the attention of Maryrose Costello.