Irish In Britain

Salary range - £ 31,300 - £34,827

Reporting to: CEO

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week

Location: Irish in Britain London Office

• Up to date CV with a cover letter clearly detailing your relevant experience in line with requirements of the role. A  CV without an accompanying cover letter will not be accepted

• Actively interviewing. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

No contact from recruitment agencies or media sales

Purpose of job: To strengthen and develop Irish in Britain’s (IiB) health and wellbeing activities across our membership, ensuring that health inequalities faced by the Irish community are addressed at both national and local levels.

Develop and implement new and existing health campaigns and initiatives focused on addressing key health issues within the Irish community, ensuring cultural relevance and community engagement. Support and collaborate with member organisations across Britain to strengthen their capacity to deliver health and wellbeing initiatives.

Build and maintain strategic partnerships with health sectors, local authorities, charities and key stakeholders to ensure Irish inclusion in health consultations and policies and plan and facilitate national webinars, workshops and community health events in collaboration with member organisations, NHS partners, charities and community organisations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Accountabilities also include a responsibility on behalf of the job holder to undertake any other duties that are relevant to the job as requested by the line manager.

· Support and collaborate with member organisations across Britain to strengthen their capacity to deliver health and wellbeing initiatives.

· Develop and implement health campaigns and projects focused on addressing key health issues within the Irish community, ensuring cultural relevance and community engagement.

· Spearhead the 'Green Hearts' healthy heart campaign, devising resources and promoting member training on hypertension, CPR and defibrillator use.

· Lead the 'Cancer Comhrá' campaign to improve cancer awareness and screening.

· Support the Healthy Ageing Project along with the Healthy Ageing Coordinators in alignment with the agreed bid submitted to The National Lottery.

· Build and maintain strategic partnerships with health sectors, local authorities, charities and key stakeholders to ensure Irish inclusion in health policies and expand support networks.

· Develop mechanisms to consult with and communicate community perspectives to ensure IiB’s health and wellbeing work is community driven.

· Research and develop culturally appropriate health and wellbeing resources for distribution to members and the wider community, while ensuring the health and wellbeing section of the IiB website is kept up to date.

· Provide expert advice and guidance on health and wellbeing issues to both member organisations and internal colleagues, ensuring that the health and wellbeing of the Irish community is prioritised.

· Plan and facilitate national webinars, workshops and community health events in collaboration with member organisations, NHS partners, charities and community organisations.

· Attend relevant conferences, meetings and events to represent IiB, enhance partnerships and stay informed on sector developments. · Generate evaluation and progress reports for external funders and stakeholders.

· Prepare press releases, articles and social content to highlight community concerns, showcase best practices and celebrate the achievements of member organisations.

· Support the organisation of external stakeholder events, including networking opportunities and forums to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.

MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING · Provide written reports including statistical and financial information to support the CEO and board in decision making and delivery of our service level agreement

· Ensure that all activity with members is accurately recorded in a timely manner as required by IiB’s internal monitoring and evaluation system, reporting to CEO as required

· Work with Communications Officer to ensure IiB website is regularly populated and updated with emerging funding opportunities, policy, legal, governance, human resources and research information relevant to members. · Operate within financial procedures and within agreed budgets for IiB

LEARNING &PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IiB has a positive commitment to the training and development of employees in all areas of its activities. Similarly, employees are expected to adopt a positive attitude to any training provided and also to their own personal development. Training needs will be assessed within line management meetings and training agreed within your development plan.

You will also be required to:

• Attend one to one meetings with the CEO Monthly

• Engage in and appraisal in accordance with IiB policy

• Access training, conferences and seminars as agreed by your line manager

• Advise CEO of your own training and development needs

CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF IRISH IN BRITAIN

• Maintain positive working relationships and to share information and best practice with the team during your work

• Maintain a knowledge of the work and campaigns of IiB to be able to promote all aspects of our activity

• Ensure IiB’s standards and quality marks are embedded into the working practices

• Promote equality and diversity in working practices

• At all times to adhere to the policies and procedures of IiB

• Take on other tasks commensurate with the post

EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION

Detailed below are the types of skills, experience and knowledge, which are required of applicants applying for the post. The “Essential Requirements” indicate the minimum requirements and applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post. The points detailed under “Desirable Requirements” are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position more effectively or with little or no training. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates.

PERSON SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH OFFICER

KNOWLEDGE OF:

· Specific health concerns within the Irish community

· Informing and supporting member organisations to deliver health and wellbeing activities or campaigns

relevant to their local communities and supported by local bodies

· Working with a wide range of organisations from small community organisations to large welfare organisations

· Clear understanding of current developments in health and wellbeing, public health policy, especially in

relation to health inequalities in the Irish community

· Develop systems to consult with and communicate the opinions of Irish community/ organisations to ensure

IiB’ s health and wellbeing agenda is driven by community need

· Liaise with IiB Policy lead to ensure that national, statutory and non-governmental bodies are aware of the

health and wellbeing challenges of the Irish community, to ensure Irish inclusion in strategies and campaigns

to address health inequalities.

· Stay up to date with latest evidence and monitor external developments in public health, health and social

care policy to identify opportunities to support Irish in Britain’s heath campaigning and influencing work

· Build external relationships with health and social care sectors, research bodies, policy makers, and other

key stakeholders, to influence policy and practice to benefit health and wellbeing of the Irish community in

Britain.

· Prepare briefings, factsheets, digital content and reports to ensure Irish organisations are equipped to make

local representations and engage in local activities

· Represent IiB in coalitions, strategic groups and partnerships relevant to Irish health

· Develop systems to consult with and communicate the opinions of Irish community/ organisations to ensure

IiB’ s health and wellbeing agenda is driven by community need

· Respond to health and wellbeing, welfare, social care consultation opportunities, engaging the Irish

community, member organisations, interest groups or individuals as appropriate

· Create mechanisms to showcase good practice and innovation through networking opportunities, forums

and events

· Provide support for the organisation of external stakeholder events

· Provide advice, information and evidence about health and wellbeing issues so that colleagues are informed

and able to reinforce policy messages and activities in external meetings.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

· Ability to build an understanding of membership structure and needs, including establishing and maintaining

sensitive stakeholder relationships

· Excellent written and spoken communication, including ability to present complex information in an accessible

and persuasive way

· Ability to work independently on projects and collaborate with team members and other colleagues

· Ability to prioritise competing demands, meet deadlines, and organise own workload

· Networking and influencing skills

· Ability to work collaboratively, build personal credibility and foster good relationships with colleagues, key stakeholders and decision makers

· IT skills – including MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel and the internet and social media for campaigning purposes

· Engagement in community or organisational development

· Campaigning, influencing or making representations

· Presenting data in user-friendly ways

· Working within a health and wellbeing field

· Health, public health or social policy qualification or the equivalent work experience

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

· Knowledge of the Irish community in Britain

Email Ann agould@irishinbritain.org if you would like to arrange an informal chat about the role.