JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Salary:
Team Challenge Officer (INVOLVE project)
Scale 6 £22,221 to £26,276 (pro rata)
Responsible to: Initially Director of Policy and Programmes
Location: BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DR and across the city of
Birmingham
Hours of work: 21 hours per week
This is a new post to BVSC and is part of the INVOLVE project run in partnership with Volunteer Centre Southwark. You will be organising
Team Challenge days for businesses and working with the wider voluntary and community sector to ensure the appropriate projects are sourced. Ensuring that outcomes are successful and measurable for both business and communities. You will also be required to undertake health and safety checks on a range of other BVSC programmes.
Purpose of the Role:
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To develop and support Team Challenges across Birmingham, where groups of people from business carry out practical projects.
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To meet with community and voluntary organisations to discuss potential projects and ensure Team Challenge supports the organisation.
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To ensure projects comply with all health and safety legislation and to undertake health and safety checks on a range of BVSC programmes.
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To support the wider development of BVSC's Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategy.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To support the development of the INVOLVE project by organising and managing oneoff team challenges from inception to final reporting. This includes sourcing appropriate challenges, liaising with business and voluntary and community representatives, ordering materials and attending and leading groups of volunteers at challenges.
2. Researching and identifying volunteering opportunities suitable for our business partners and working alongside the community and voluntary organisations to develop these opportunities. This will include office based research and site visits. The post holder will also need to carry out appropriate risk assessments, if required training will be given.

3. Undertake monitoring and evaluation of employee volunteering days including report writing for businesses.
4. Maintaining relevant administrative systems and processes, ensuring that ICT is used to its full capacity within the programme, including the use of new media, Internet and email and using technology to reduce paper based working.
5. Operating within the budget constraints of the programme.
6. Ensuring that all duties and responsibilities regarding the project are discharged in accordance with the charities policies including: Safeguarding, Health and Safety and
Equality policies.
7. Working towards specific agreed targets in improving the performance and growth of
Employee Supported Volunteering.
8. To positively contribute to the overall work of BVSC by establishing and sustaining effective teamwork and relationships with stakeholders.
9. As directed the post holder will undertake additional duties as and when required
10. To deputise for colleagues as appropriate
Corporate:
11. To contribute to all in-house and external information and communication activities.
12. To ensure th e implementation of BVSC’s policies and procedures including Health and
Safety legislation and Equal Opportunities.
13. To contribute to the development of internal policy and strategic planning.
14. To keep abreast of strategic and policy issues affecting the voluntary sector and to contribute to policy analysis activities as appropriate.
15. To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training, attending conferences and seminars and by any other appropriate means.
16. To write reports, carry out presentations and undertake administrative duties in connection with the post.
17. To carry out evening and weekend work where required.
18. To undertake any other delegated duties as reasonably requested by the Manager.
19. To have a sense of corporate loyalty towards BVSC.

EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION
Experience:
1. Experience of organising physical / environmental projects.
2. Experience of implementing health and safety legislation.
3. Experience of managing a portfolio of projects
4. Experience of sourcing, planning and implementing projects and ensuring community benefit and impact.
5. Experience of writing reports and analysing data collected on projects.
6. Experience of working with external stakeholders and seeking opportunities to develop new partnerships.
7. Awareness of the roles of the voluntary and community sector in
Birmingham
Skills:
8. Managing a range of projects from inception to completion
9. Good all round team player, cheerful and confident with a can do attitude.
10. Self motivated who can work in a high energy environment.
11. Delivering projects to budget and deadline
12. Demonstrable written skills, including the ability to write articles and reports for a variety of audiences
13. Ability to forge effective working relationships with a diverse range of partners internally and externally.
14. Excellent organisational skills, including ability to work on own initiative, prioritise effectively and develop information management systems
15. Ability to work to deadlines and agreed standards, with attention to detail
16. ICT literate and comfortable working with a range of software packages
Attitudes/Behaviours:
17. High level of attention to detail
18. Leadership / ownership of projects
19. Add value to department from day 1
20. Willingness to get involved with a broad range of projects
21. Working independently and collectively
22. Ability to motivate and engage colleagues and stakeholders
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23. Understanding of and commitment to the roles and potential of the voluntary and community sector
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Demonstrable commitment to BVSC’s equal opportunities and anti-discrimination ethos and an ability to incorporate it into practice, working with a wide range of communities and organisations.
25. Highly-motivated, enthusiastic, persistent, analytical with creativity and a pro-active positive and solutions-focused attitude.
26. Flexible attitude and ability to adapt to changing work priorities
27. To have a sense of corporate loyalty towards BVSC.
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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Terms of employment would be those applicable to BVSC staff. These will be based on a working week of 21 hours with provision for time to be taken off in lieu where extra hours are worked. Holidays are 29 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata).
BVSC operates a contributory pension scheme, which the person appointed would be eligible to join. Alternatively, if the person appointed has a private pension scheme, BVSC will pass th e equivalent of the employer’s contributions to that private scheme. BVSC operates an active supervision policy.
BVSC is striving to become an Equal Opportunities Employer. It is a condition of appointment that all employees demonstrate an understanding and commitment to equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice in their work for and with this organisation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
I have received my job description, which I have read and agreed.
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Signed on behalf of Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
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