Trust Coordinator (Fixed Term Contract)

Ben Kinsella Trust

Trust Coordinator (Fixed Term Contract)

Who we are

We are one of the UK’s leading anti-knife crime charities. We exist to campaign against knife crime and to provide innovative anti-knife crime workshops to young people from our exhibition site in Islington, North London. 2018 is the 10th anniversary of Ben Kinsella murder and we will be marking the year with a series of events and initiatives to remember Ben and to increase awareness of how to prevent knife crime.

What we do

Campaigning

Since the Trust was founded in 2008 we have been responsible for many changes and achievements in the battle against knife crime. We helped organise the People’s March in September 2008 in Hyde Park to raise public awareness against the increase in knife crime. In March 2010 we successfully campaigned to change the minimum sentence for a knife related murder from 15-years to a 25-year start point.This law is now commonly referred to as ‘Ben’s Law’. In 2011, Brooke Kinsella produced a report for the Home Office entitled Tackling Knife Crime Together, the recommendations of this report have had major influence successive Government’s approach to solving knife crime. Later that year, Brooke was awarded an MBE for her work against knife crime.

The Trust continues to highlight issues relating to knife crime and regularly appears in national media, most recently highlighting the illegal sale of knives to under 18’s and the loopholes that assist young people buy knives online.

Our Knife Crime Awareness Workshops

In September 2012 the Ben Kinsella Knife Crime Awareness Exhibition was launched. The exhibition space is used as a backdrop to deliver a series of workshops aimed at children and young people aged from 10 to 17 years.

Our workshops look at the negative consequences of knife crime and use videos to tell Ben’s story and show the devastating impact his death had on everyone who knew him. The workshops also teach young people about choices and consequences, how to make positive decisions to stay safe, the Law and how it is applied to knife crime and the realities of prison life. To date over 10,000 children and young people from across London have visited the exhibition with the majority signing a pledge promising never to carry a knife.

The Coordinator Post

The post is offered on a fixed term contract for part time (28-hour post)until 31 October 2018.

The salary offered for this post is £18,001+pension (equivalent to £22,502 full time)

Holiday entitlement is 25 days per year plus statutory bank holidays, pro-rata.

The post is offered subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check upon offer of employment.

To apply

Please provide

(1)An upto date CV

(2)A personal statement addressing the essential criteria of the Trust Coordinator’s personal specificationcomplete witha brief summaryof why you consider yourself suitable for this role (no longer than 2 sides of A4 please)

Application address and deadline

Please send your CV and statement to

Deadline for application is 5 pm on 30 November 2017

Interviews are planned for w/b 11th December 2017

Questions?

If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment pack, please contact Patrick Green (Trust Manager) on 07736 468869 or by email on

Job description

1.Assisting with the development and delivery of Celebrity Fundraising Gala and Challenge Event to mark our 10 Year Anniversary

2.Promoting our workshops to schools, youth groups and other interested parties

3.Managing workshop bookings, organising facilitation and monitoring workshop outcomes for users

4.Assisting with the drafting funding applications to grant giving bodies

5.Assisting on drafting responses to government and other consultations.

6.Ensuring that Ben Kinsella Trust work is informed by the views and experiences of young people using our services.

7.Assisting with the development and expansion of our social media platforms

8.Using various social media platforms to engage a broad range of supporters and build brand awareness

9.To pro-actively write and contribute to design of engaging communication materials highlighting the work of the Ben Kinsella Trust to a wide externalaudience

10.Carrying out other administrative duties as require

Person Specification: Trust Coordinator

Essential (please address in your personal statement)

Skills, abilities and experience

Experience of organising fundraising initiatives and events

Ability to manage and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines
Excellent communication skills - written and verbal - with ability to present information concisely IT literate including use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience of using different social media platforms

Desirable

Skills, abilities and experience

A confident public speaker

Ability to explore options for scoping out and developing a new projects or ideas
Experience of working or volunteering in the voluntary/third sector

Experience of working with schools and youth groups

General Qualities

Helpful, respectful, approachable and team oriented, able to build strong working relationships and a positive work environment

Discreet, sensitive and non-judgmental attitude with the ability to understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality

A personal commitment to equality and inclusion

The Ben Kinsella Trust, 27 Dingley Place EC1V 8BR

Charity Number 1126612