North-West Project Assistant
Contract - Full-time
Annual salary - £17,000 – 20,000
Manchester – Ducie House, 37 Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JW
Closing date: Midnight 10 November 2013
Interview date: Friday 22 November 2013
The Construction Youth Trust works with disadvantaged young people to remove barriers and open up training and employment opportunities in Construction. Through our various projects we help young people to fulfil their full potential, build confidence and self esteem and provide a chance to develop and demonstrate their natural skills and abilities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate who would like to gain further experience of the charity sector and use their undoubted skills in a positive way to support our projects across the North-West and the South East and generally help with the running of our North-West office. This is a great development opportunity to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in. We embrace ideas and innovation and this opportunity could lead to something bigger for the right person. So, why not come and help us make a difference to the lives of young disadvantaged people between the ages of 14 – 30.
An enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) disclosure will be required for this role.
To apply, please complete our application pack on our website at: send it to .
For more information please contact Linda Ray on 0207 4679540 or .
Project Assistant - Job Description
Role Title: North West Project AssistantPurpose of role:
- To provide support to the North-West Manager on all matters relating to the management of projects.
- To liaise with our donors, beneficiaries and other third parties and to investigate opportunities for the Trust through desk research.
- To provide admin and back up support as required to other functions within the core team which includes marketing, operations, fundraising, HR and finance.
Reports to: North-West Manager
Reports: None
Location: Manchester – Ducie House, 37 Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JW
General Duties:
Assist the North-West Manager and the wider team with communications and maintaining contact with our beneficiaries and donor organisations.
Manage the North-West Mobile Classroom Programme.
Monthly and long term monitoring of Trust beneficiaries.
Assisting with front line delivery of projects, and development of new ones.
Provide administrative support to the North-West team.
Deal with telephone enquiries and seek solutions to queries raised.
Maintain records for all aspects of delivery, monitoring, timesheets, expenditure, and personal work plans for beneficiaries.
Act as ambassador for the Trust when dealing with external contacts
Assist with the development of bids and proposals by conducting desk research to identify key content to be included.
Help with the general running of the office and assist colleagues at peak times.
Project duties will include:
Frontline work with young people including, but not limited to, CV preparation, building interview and inter-personal skills
Interviewing young people on the programme and tracking their progress during and after their work with us;
Manage and keep records of petty cash associated with the delivery of projects.
Assist in delivering training sessions to young people as appropriate;
Assist in organising site visits, courses and work experience placements and ensuring young people gain most from these.
Working closely with key referral agencies to recruit young people for programmes
Working closely with Trust trainers to maintain attendance records, handbooks, bookings and smooth programme delivery
Ensuring all trainers have materials necessary to deliver projects
Liaising with clients to ensure suitable venues are vetted by the Trust prior to use
Other duties may include:
Liaising with employers or clients/funders to assist in delivery of community development projects;
Liaising with schools in assisting with delivery of schools engagement projects;
Act as a point of contact where necessary with employers, schools, clients, statutory and referring organisations.
Additional details:
Construction Youth Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of all people associated with our work. All staff and volunteers share this commitment and related responsibilities.
The Trust has a strong and positive equal opportunities policy, including towards the employment of ex-offenders.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications, skills and experience required to do this role:Drive, energy and self motivation, and a ‘Can do’ approach
Knowledge of at least one of the following:
- construction industry,
- work with young people or
- training delivery
Excellent communications skills both written and oral, including :
- ability to communicate professionally with a range of people including: young people, funders, senior construction industry executives and site workers
- ability to draft reports and funding proposals
Innovative thinker
IT literate and digitally savvy
Great administration skills, including:
- ability to keep detailed records
- ability to manage and track cash and budgets
The following are our required competencies that we expect our staff to display at the appropriate level for the role:
Job Knowledge - Demonstrates required level of knowledge and skills appropriate to the job.
Decision Making - Demonstrates the will and confidence to render judgements, make decisions and take action to achieve results appropriate to responsibilities.
Drive, Energy and Self Motivation - Strives to improve personal or team performance by committing to challenging but realistic standards and objectives. Continually improves quality, efficiency and output.
Adaptability and Flexibility - Responds to a changing environment quickly, positively and creatively, helping others through the process of change
Meeting ‘Customer’ Needs - Adopts a positive approach to all stakeholders. Demonstrates an understanding of their differing needs and expectations and a willingness to fulfil them.
Teamwork -
Contributes to team output by co-operating and supporting colleagues, valuing the opinion and abilities of others, sharing knowledge and demonstrating commitment to the Trust’s mission
Communication - Interacts and expresses ideas in an appropriate fashion with a variety of audiences, demonstrating good listening, questioning and negotiating skills.
Problem Solving - Acquires and uses information from diverse sources to identify problems, evaluate solutions, recommend and where necessary, implement actions.
Planning and Organising - Plans, organises, prioritises, monitors and controls activities, making the most effective use of time and resources to achieve objectives.
This role profile is not exhaustive; it will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The post holder will be expected to participate in this process and would aim to reach agreement to the changes.