Network Engagement Officer (X1 North of England - 22.5 hours per week and x1 Central England 35 hours per week)
The Fostering Network
Salary: £22138 - £33,206 plus £3,737 London Weighting allowance (if applicable) (pro rata)
Location:
North of England – covering North West, North East and Yorkshire
Central England – covering West Midlands, East Midlands and part of the East of England
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we’ve been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for more than 40 years.
We are looking for 2 Network Engagement Officers to join our high achieving Membership Services and Engagement Team, providing relationship management to members across the North of England and Central England.
These posts will be located within our Membership and Engagement Directorate, but will operate across directorates by effectively maintaining strong working links with internal colleagues
These posts are central to delivering our newly created membership and engagement strategy and so we are looking for candidates with high levels of drive and ambition to help us both achieve and exceed our strategic aspirations.
- You will help plan, support and deliver a varied programme of engagement activities for our network of 60,000 foster carers and 370 fostering services. This will be primarily be delivered via online engagement activities
- You will work closely with our network of members to collate their invaluable insights and use this to meet their needs.
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with internal teams, partners and stakeholders to share ideas and use your extensive expertise and knowledge to improve the way we engage with members.
- You will be a self-starter with strong presentation skills, particularly skilled at building, maintaining, and facilitating relationships, whilst also placing a strong emphasis on connecting members with one another whilst also creating a network environment amongst members that is conducive to collaboration, sharing of ideas and learning.
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Closing date: Friday 22nd October 2021
Interview date: Week commencing 1st November 2021.
Interview location: Remote
Please note: CVs are not accepted.
To apply please see below and email your application form to recruitment@fostering.net. Please also complete the equal opportunities form (SurveyMonkey).
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.
The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.
