Why would you do this job?

• You passionately believe that everyone deserves a thriving life
• You understand the power of vocational training and how it can change people's lives
• You want to build strong and inclusive communities
• You deeply care about social mobility and create tangible change in people’s lives
• You love working with people to ensure high-quality results

The Role

The PROM mission is to build and support a vibrant local community which is responsible for the delivery of our programme. The London PROM will focus on running each cohort while working on expanding local activities. This includes coordinating volunteer activity, tracking trainee progress & welfare, developing CYF processes and working on building partnerships which help CYF grow in the region.

Key Areas of responsibility

•  Community-led project management: The right candidate has a track record of empowering volunteers and communities to deliver successful projects.

• Ensure top outcomes for our trainees: The right candidate knows how to empower volunteers to get the most out of our trainees

• Business development: The right candidate demonstrates the ability to grow the programme & CYF’s activities in London through partnerships & business development.

What will you be doing?

• Facilitating volunteer activities by building self-empowered teams:  providing resources, structure and guidance to a team of approx. 100 volunteers, ensuring they have what they need to deliver high-quality support to trainees
• Tracking trainees' performance with the London community and reporting data to relevant teams  
• Coordinating activities with all CYF regions to ensure London's activities align with other CodeYourFuture communities globally
• Building networks with local NGOs and charities to provide holistic support to our trainees and better integrate our programme into the local community.
• Building a network of partners in London to help grow our activities to impact more people.
• Coordinating the volunteer Leadership Programme in London with the global team 
• Recruiting volunteers and trainees with the support of the outreach team 

The ideal candidate for this role brings:

• Experience in working with grassroots organisations & managing volunteers.
• You should have experience working with and supporting volunteers.
• Experience working in or with diverse communities: An understanding of, and empathy for, the issues that may face the trainees attending CYF.
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills: You should demonstrate a proven record of project management experience.
• Strong relationship-building skills: You should demonstrate a history of building effective relationships with charities and/or businesses
• Self-driven work ethic: You’ll have significant control over the way that you spend your time to be the most impactful

In order to be successful in this role you should be:

• A quick learner: you should be able to pick up new skills quickly and be willing to develop a basic understanding of the technology that we use.
• An effective communicator, especially remotely: you should be able to manage meetings and teams both remotely and in person
• Open-minded and encouraging of input from experienced volunteers
• Able to take weekly calls in the evening and work on some Saturdays (there is flexibility in working hours)
• Enthusiastic about problem-solving in a growing organisation
• Fluent in English
• Passionate about improving access to vocational training for refugees and other disadvantaged people

And have:

• Attention to detail, you will need to manage & report data on a weekly basis 
• Strong prioritisation skills, what has to be done over what could be done
• Interest in software development and coders: You are interested in new technologies and the opportunities it creates
• Interest in building self-organised teams and empowering team members: You understand the principles of developing empowered volunteer teams