Bristol Women’s Voice are recruiting a Communities and Connections Coordinator!
Are you passionate about women’s equity in Bristol? Do you have experience in events organising?
Bristol Women’s Voice are recruiting for a part-time Communities and Connections Coordinator to join our dedicated team. We particularly encourage women from Black and minoritised and working-class backgrounds to apply. We offer very flexible working conditions and some carer allowance.
Hours: 22.5 hours per week. 0.6 FTE Can be worked flexibly across the week. Some out of hours work will be required, e.g. evenings, the occasional Saturday, e.g. for strategic planning and International Women’s Day
Salary: £27,000 pa pro rata.
Length of contract: until 31 July 2025, with extension subject to continuation funding.
Holiday: 22 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays, plus one discretionary wellbeing day for your birthday.
Key objectives of the role:
- To lead on delivering BWV Members’ events, developing a programme of cross-cultural, intergenerational, awareness raising events.
- To lead on the operational delivery of Bristol Women’s Voice’s annual International Women’s Day Event in City Hall.
- To support the delivery of BWV events and activities to engage communities in Bristol Women’s Voice’s campaigning and other work, as appropriate.
Full job description and person specification can be found here.
To apply
Send us your CV and a 500-word (max) statement, or a short video clip (on your phone is fine), telling us:
- why you are applying for the role;
- a little bit about your experience, and
- how you meet the essential criteria.
Please also include details of two people who can provide a reference for you. Please also fill in this equalities monitoring form.
You should send your application to director@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk.
The deadline for applications is midnight Thursday 25 July 2024. Interviews are 1 August 2024.
If you’d like to arrange an informal chat about the role before applying, you can Katy Taylor, BWV Director, on director@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk
About Bristol Women’s Voice
Our vision: We believe that all women should have equitable access to opportunity in life, regardless of their background and circumstances. We want to see women’s equality and rights become a reality in Bristol – so that all women feel safe, seen and heard in the city they live, work or study in.
Our mission is to:
- create a movement that unites all women in Bristol to campaign together, celebrate our achievements and find support and information.
- listen and make heard the views and voices of women from across Bristol’s diverse communities, empowering them to influence decision-makers.
- support women’s organisations in Bristol to collaborate, grow and campaign on the rights and issues that matter to the women they represent.
Membership
Bristol Women’s Voice is a membership organisation. Membership is open to all who identify as a woman and live, work or study in Bristol. You can read more about our values and membership policy here: https://www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/our-mission/
We have a strong commitment to intersectional feminist principles and to making a difference.
