To liaise with Islamic scholars who can help spread the message to end VAWG, and to provide support to these scholars to facilitate workshops with Muslim men. To build community based support to challenge VAWG in order to change attitudes. To continue developing our campaign, using social and creative media so You Can Change This that it reaches wider audiences and is effective in changing attitudes about VAWG. To organise events and seminars to increase the understanding of both Muslim/Minority Ethnic women and mainstream service providers in relation to these issues. To develop and implement monitoring and evaluation methods for the VAWG project. To assist in writing funding applications to continue the work of the VAWG programme. To deliver VAWG related self-care and story-telling workshops. To out research/surveys to inform future work of Amina’s VAWG project. To undertake tasks in support of the Programmes Manager as required within the general remit of this post. Person Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Officer All of the following requirements will be assessed from a combination of information provided from the application form, the interview process and references: Skills and Abilities Essential Desirable A strong understanding of the issues faced by Muslim/Minority Ethnic women √ including gender-based violence Good IT skills including Word, Excel and Powerpoint √ Ability to meet deadlines √ Ability to listen in a non-judgemental way and demonstrate empathy for others √ Ability to demonstrate an active commitment towards equal opportunities and √ anti-discriminatory practice A creative thinker with strong interpersonal and presentation skills and the √ ability to deal with a diverse range of people Ability to work independently and collectively in pursuit of team objectives √ Ability to speak a relevant community language √ Experience Experience of working in, or with, the voluntary sector √ Experience of working with volunteers and delivering all aspects of volunteer √ management with an empathy and an understanding of their needs. Experience of development/community work with women from minority √ ethnic and/or Muslim communities/refugees Experience of using social media creatively for campaigning √ Experience of data collection and report writing √ Experience of using evaluation and monitoring tools and techniques √ Experience in organising events and other specific activities around wider √ women’s issues and other international/national VAWG campaigns Amina MWRC is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people from all diversity strands. This Post is exempt for women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of Equality Act 2010
To liaise with Islamic scholars who can help spread the message to end VAWG, and to provide support to these scholars to facilitate workshops with Muslim men. To build community based support to challenge VAWG in order to change attitudes. To continue developing our You Can Change This campaign, using social and creative media so that it reaches wider audiences and is effective in changing attitudes about VAWG. To organise events and seminars to increase the understanding of both Muslim/Minority Ethnic women and mainstream service providers in relation to these issues. To develop and implement monitoring and evaluation methods for the VAWG project. To assist in writing funding applications to continue the work of the VAWG programme. To deliver VAWG related self-care and story-telling workshops. To out research/surveys to inform future work of Amina’s VAWG project. To undertake tasks in support of the Programmes Manager as required within the general remit of this post. Person Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Officer All of the following requirements will be assessed from a combination of information provided from the application form, the interview process and references: Skills and Abilities Essential Desirable A strong understanding of the issues faced by Muslim/Minority Ethnic women including gender-based violence √ Good IT skills including Word, Excel and Powerpoint √ Ability to meet deadlines √ Ability to listen in a non-judgemental way and demonstrate empathy for others √ Ability to demonstrate an active commitment towards equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice √ A creative thinker with strong interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people √ Ability to work independently and collectively in pursuit of team objectives √ Ability to speak a relevant community language √ Experience Experience of working in, or with, the voluntary sector √ Experience of working with volunteers and delivering all aspects of volunteer management with an empathy and an understanding of their needs. √ Experience of development/community work with women from minority ethnic and/or Muslim communities/refugees √ Experience of using social media creatively for campaigning √ Experience of data collection and report writing √ Experience of using evaluation and monitoring tools and techniques √ Experience in organising events and other specific activities around wider women’s issues and other international/national VAWG campaigns √ Amina MWRC is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people from all diversity strands. This Post is exempt for women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of Equality Act 2010
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