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Community Logistics Manager

Employer
NCS The Challenge
Location
Nationwide
Salary
£22,000 pro rata; up to 43 days over two months
Closing date
11 Apr 2019

Job Details

Community Logistics Manager

Put your project management skills to the test this summer. Flexible, paid & fully residential seasonal work this summer with NCS!

Salary: £22,000 pro rata; up to 43 days over two months

Location: Greater London, Bucks & Berks, Surrey, West Midlands, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

About the role

Join The Challenge, the UK’s longest-standing provider of NCS, and help us ensure the smooth running of our youth and community programme on-site throughout July to September this summer.

NCS (National Citizen Service) is a government-backed initiative with a mission to equip 15-17 year olds with the confidence, skills and support they need to make a real difference in their local communities.

Community Logistics Managers stay residentially throughout the NCS summer programme, living at one of our accommodation providers (usually a university halls of residence) and overseeing the smooth logistical running of the second phase of the programme. They also manage the relationship between NCS and the accommodation provider, ensuring strong lines of communication throughout the summer delivery period, and line-managing a number of seasonal staff (Workshop Facilitators & Public Speaking Trainers).

Other responsibilities include:

  • Conducting and monitoring risk assessments for the residential site, day venues and evening spaces used on the programme.
  • Ordering and distributing large quantities of food, and oversee the evening cooking sessions conducted by the young people.
  • Ensure the smooth delivery of the programme by organising transport, equipment, accommodation and health & safety briefings for each new cohort of young people and seasonal staff.

Person Specification

  • Willing to work residentially with staff teams and large numbers of young people
  • Proven organisational and logistical skills
  • Proven ability to manage professional relationships
  • Experience of working in a customer-facing environment and communicating with a range of people
  • A flexible approach to work and the ability to adapt working style to different environments

This fully-residential role is perfect for an experienced relationship and project manager looking to take their skills somewhere a little different this summer. Free accommodation and food will be provided throughout your role.

The Challenge is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Read the full job description for this role at ncs.the-challenge.org/jobs/long-term-roles/manage/ncs-community-logistics-manager/.

Company

The Challenge is the UK's leading charity for building a more integrated society. Our mission is to design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others.

Over the last fifty years, the UK has become much more diverse by age, ethnicity and income. But despite our growing diversity, many of us spend relatively little time with people from different walks of life.

The Challenge is the largest provider of National Citizen Service (NCS), a life-changing initiative that brings together 15 to 17 year olds from different backgrounds. It aims to build their confidence, and to inspire and challenge them to make a difference in their local community. In summer 2016, over 38,000 young people across London, Surrey, Berkshire, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West took part in NCS The Challenge for an intensive three to four-week summer programme.

The programme provides young people with the opportunity to complete personal and team challenges, meet new people and give something back to their communities.

NCS promotes:

●      A more cohesive society by mixing participants from different backgrounds;

●      A more responsible society by supporting young people’s transition into adulthood;

●      A more engaged society by enabling young people to work together to create social action projects in their local communities.

This is achieved through the programme by completing three challenges:

NCS Personal Challenge: Socially mixed teams of young people bond through a week of challenging outdoor activities.

NCS Team Challenge: Teams return home and use their skills to experience serving the local community.

NCS Real Challenge Design: Teams design a social action project to roll out in their local communities. NCS Real Challenge Action: The young people take their social action projects to the streets and campaign with the general public.

By taking part, young people learn new skills and have a great experience that can be referenced in their CVs or in further education applications and all young people who complete NCS The Challenge graduate from our programme and are signposted into year-round volunteering, membership and social engagement opportunities through The Challenge.

The Challenge are looking to employ over 4,500 people to work on this year’s NCS programme. We have a range of roles that are suitable to people of all abilities and experiences. For more information or to apply, visit ncsthechallenge.org/jobs

Company info
Website
Telephone
02035422400
Location
Mezzanine Floor
Elizabeth House
39 York Road
Waterloo
London
SE1 7NQ
GB

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