Project Coordinator – Global Youth Ambassador Team

Founded 22 years ago and Chaired by Sarah Brown , Theirworld has grown to become a leading global children’s charity committed to the best start in life for children and young people by ending the education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation.

We are the charity that:

• Created double-shift schools; a project which led to more than 300,000 Syrian refugee children receiving education in Lebanon
• Helped create Education Cannot Wait; the United Nations’ global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies
• Created The Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory investigating safe pregnancy and premature birth
• Set up the first-ever Youth Takeover of the UN
• Achieved the largest-ever education petition in history with 11 million signatures demanding that every child has the right to go to school

We believe in unlocking big change from a supportive and inclusive environment. This is why, in 2024, we are in the second year of an innovative 4-day-working-week trial which sees all employees working Monday to Thursday with the office closed on most Fridays. This is in addition to hybrid working with most staff taking one day a week based in the office.

Other benefits include:

• Regular in-house training
• Travel
• Central London location: 5 mins from Liverpool St Station and Shoreditch High Street
• Highly competitive salaries

About the role

At the heart of our work is our Global Youth Ambassador (GYA) programme, where we support a network of over 2000 incredible young education campaigners around the world.

The Project Coordinator position will play a critical role in supporting the delivery and operations of our flagship programme. The successful candidate will have very strong attention to detail, be passionate about making education research and data accessible, and have the enthusiasm and interpersonal skills to make a positive contribution to the team and our youth engagement work.

The GYA programme is a network of young campaigners (18-30 years old) from across the world who are working together to campaign for the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – inclusive and equitable quality education for all – by 2030. The programme focuses on supporting networking and connections between GYAs, providing training and skills development, and facilitating exciting and impactful campaigning opportunities. We currently have a network of 2000 GYAs from more than 140 countries. It is the programme’s aim to ensure young people have the tools, knowledge, opportunity and inspiration to advocate for education.

This is a full-time fixed-term role, initially for one year, reporting to the Associate Director of Youth Engagement. We are currently operating a hybrid schedule with several days per month in the London office and the remainder of the time working remotely.

Main responsibilities

• Researching and compiling the latest education-related reports and disseminating to the network
• Supporting the GYAs to understand complex education information and using it to deliver effective advocacy
• Delivering virtual training (virtual and in-person) to GYAs that presents data and information in an inspiring way
• Monitoring the impact of the programme, including collecting case studies and tracking metrics on network diversity and progress against targets, to increase the quality of delivery
• Communicating impact and achievements internally and raising the profile of the programme externally
• Coordinating and capturing team learning across different activities to assess effectiveness and implement solutions
• Interacting with young people around the world by processing their applications to join the network, onboarding new members, and assisting their participation in the programme
• Implementing eligibility reviews of network members
• Processing GYAs leaving the network when they graduate the programme
• Assisting the GYA programme team in communicating with the network, including writing content for the newsletters, posting on social media, responding to emails, and organising the dedicated GYA inbox
• Working within the team to monitor and flag any potential issues affecting safe campaigning and adherence to community guidelines and policies
• Additional duties as assigned

Experience, skills, and character

• Passionate about ending the global education crisis and the role that young people can play in making quality education for all a reality
• Two years’ experience in making research accessible and relevant to different audiences; experience in working with young people a plus
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes, and applying learnings that drive quality
• Strong eye for detail with demonstrable organisational and time management skills, as well as the ability to prioritise tasks while navigating long-term timelines
• Cultural sensitivity and understanding when interacting with a diverse audience
• The ability to get to grips with new information and processes quickly, following guidance and instruction in a timely and thorough manner
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, and generally to have a high bar for quality in your own work as well as your colleagues
• A collaborative, hands-on attitude and team player approach, with a problem-solving, self-starter mindset and the ability to take initiative
• A commitment to Theirworld’s aims and mission
• An understanding and experience of inclusive approaches to working with young people, particularly internationally, is a plus

Circa £28,000 based on qualifications and experience.

Apply for this role

Please submit your CV and a covering letter to jobs@theirworld.org with ‘Project Coordinator – GYA’ in the subject line of your email.

Open only to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

Deadline: 5pm, 28th October 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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