vinspired Vision and Mission: Our vision is a world where all young people are inspired to reach their full potential through social action.

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1 Job title: Recruitment Coordinator Employing Organisation: vinspired Education / NYA Education Line Manager: Recruitment Team Leader Salary: circa 20,000 per annum Contracted Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed term contract to June 2018 vinspired Vision and Mission: Our vision is a world where all young people are inspired to reach their full potential through social action. Our mission it to provide young people with inspiring, high quality social action opportunities to gain new experiences and skills for life. Job Summary: National Citizen Service is a personal and social development programme for young people aged The NCS Trust has awarded vinspired Education and NYA Education a multi-million pound contract to deliver NCS across the North East of England and maintain quality whilst achieving significant growth throughout the contract period, from autumn 2015 summer The Recruitment Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of this contract as a member of the Regional Recruitment Team. This role will be the first point of contact for many young people with the NCS programme and it is our Coordinators who sell the benefits of NCS to young people and their key influencers (parents, teachers and youth workers) and ensure that our target audiences fully understand the benefits to taking part in NCS. Our team of Recruitment Coordinators will deliver our three year regional recruitment strategy, engaging with schools and colleges to sign up over 20,000 eligible young people across the contract period. The post holder will need energy, enthusiasm, flexibility and a creative approach to secure expressions of interest and applications from young people for follow up by our conversion team and subcontractor. Dimensions: You will be accountable to the Recruitment Team Leader and will be a member of the regional team which includes: Recruitment and Conversion Coordinators, Partnership Managers, Marketing and Digital team, delivery partners, schools, colleges and other organisations. You will work alongside the Conversion Team Leader to ensure young people, their parents and education providers across the North East fully understand the benefits of NCS and sign up to this life changing programme. The post holder will work in close collaboration with key partners to build on previous NCS experience, contacts and best practice.

2 Specific Duties: Deliver recruitment events, including presentations to large school audiences and community groups. Plan effectively for visits and talks by managing your own resource needs, establishing the expectations of the venue and ensuring knowledge of the local delivery provider and the NCS offer. Leading key engagement projects within the region which are aimed at maximising regional recruitment opportunities. Work with the Recruitment Team Leader and Regional Recruitment Manager to prioritise activity to maximise opportunities to reach a diverse range of young people via different engagement routes Establish and sustain good relationships and regular contact with schools Follow up school and college leads and make appointments for assemblies, lunchtime stands, talks to tutor groups, etc. Maintain your own schedule of opportunities and bookings, planning use of your time and travel as efficiently as possible and ensure that target timescales for the booking and recruitment processes are met. Maintain suitable call logs to record and monitor communication with schools and other stakeholders. Support the national Champion Schools Strategy and other centrally driven strategies as implemented within the region as appropriate to background knowledge and skills. Develop and sustain positive relationships with subcontractors and support them in non-school recruitment opportunities and events (where applicable). Working within and across the recruitment and marketing teams, support the preparation of generic but adaptable recruitment resources, such as PowerPoint/Prezi presentations, information for senior leaders, governors, parents and young people. Ensure a strong youth input on materials. Actively take up opportunities for development in order to improve recruitment practice, including visiting programme delivery phases within region Contribute pro-actively and flexibly as part of the regional team to ensure high quality effective recruitment practice, maintaining an understanding of how performance against target can impact payment by results for the contract. Work with the Graduate Coordinator to develop and coordinate opportunities for graduates to support the recruitment process. Provide accurate updates to the CRM system to provide visibility of progress to delivery partners and up to date MI for reporting purposes Support the cross-promotion of both vinspired and NYA programmes within schools and North East region Contribute as required to the wider work of the team Undertake any other duties as required and commensurate with the level of this post Act in a manner that is in keeping with the organisation s values Youth Led approach One of the factors which makes vinspired and NYA s approach different is our belief in the value of youth insights and input to guide our work. The post holder will be expected to understand youth involvement and be an advocate for youth involvement in NCS.

3 Confidentiality The post holder will have access to confidential information and is expected to ensure that the highest level of confidentiality is maintained at all times. Safeguarding The post holder will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Office base Based in the North East Region in either the Teesside or the Newcastle Office (Office location is subject to change at any time). A flexible approach to work including willingness to take on tasks outside the normal remit, to work irregular hours and be prepared to undertake significant travel. Some overnight stays are possible. Weekend and evening work may be required. Must have clean driving licence and access to own vehicle

4 Person Specification Recruitment Coordinator Requirement Essential Desirable Assessment Education Graduate in Youth & Community Work qualification (or relevant equivalent qualification). A Experience Strong youth engagement and facilitation experience A,I, E Practical experience of designing and delivering presentations to young people Experience of recruiting young people onto programmes or recruitment in a sales environment Experience of working in a target driven environment Partnership working with educational establishments and/or youth services Working with community-based organisations Experience of using and interrogating a CRM A Experience of the use, interrogation and interpretation of MI, E and other performance indicators Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including, E influencing, presentation and the ability to motivate others, especially young people Ability to determine priorities, manage workload and be flexible when needed, E Ability to think creatively and generate ideas and solutions Confident user of IT, including Word, PowerPoint/Prezi and Excel Experience in responding to the needs of young people, E

5 Knowledge & Understanding Understanding of the needs and working practices of differing organisations in particular, school, voluntary, community and youth sectors. Knowledge of health and safety and safeguarding policies and practices as these apply to young people Experience of working in or with the voluntary or education sectors Youth activity accreditation, qualifications and recognition schemes. Personal attributes An excellent understanding of government policy regarding the youth sector A Able to deal confidently with a range of diverse people. Practical understanding of diversity and experience of applying its principles in the workplace. Able to work independently and on own initiative. Able to initiate and maintain positive working relationships. Able to work as part of a team Clean driving licence and use of own car A -Application, I Interview, E Exercise/Test

6 Outline of Terms and Conditions: Salary: circa 20,000 per annum Contract Type: Fixed term contract to June 2018 Hours: Holiday: Pension: Other benefits: Office base: 37 hours per week 28 days a year plus public holidays We operate a Pension Scheme, into which we pay a contribution equivalent to 3% of basic salary Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, volunteering leave; reimbursement of full cost of eye test; child care voucher; Fulthorpe Suite 6, Wynyard Park House, Wynyard Avenue, TS22 5TB / Cobalt 3.1, Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park, NE27 0QJ Head Office vinspired Education is based at 5 th Floor, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AF Head Office NYA Education is based at Eastgate House, Humberstone Road, Leicester, LE5 3GJ