Support Staff

About us

We are professional, agile, and our goal is to to break down the barriers that marginalised/underrepresented groups and communities face in both the education and employment sector(s). We will do this through educating and raising awareness of such discriminative practices, while providing tangible solutions to the problems through open and honest dialogue, using inventive training techniques..

Our work environment includes:

• Work-from-home days

About you

Having a passion for diversity, equity and inclusion with a strong sense of social justice will make you an ideal candidate for this role. The role requires you to support the Director to meet business and strategic goals whilst managing a diverse team of interns/volunteers.

Responsibilities

· Raise the profile and voice of H.U.M.A.N. (Help Unify Mankind And Nations)

· Support the Director with general administration tasks, proofreading content for errors and inconsistencies.

· Monitor our email accounts and answer queries on behalf of the Director.

· Manage team of interns/volunteers, including advertising, hiring, inducting and training when necessary, and maintain motivation.

· Participate in Developing and writing funding proposals from different funding streams to secure funds for H.U.M.A.N. projects.

· Support the business with the design of projects. This may include consultation with partners, designing activities, budgeting, creating timelines for delivery and monitoring & evaluation planning.

· Researching and advising on diversity and inclusion issues and creating/contributing to the delivery of programmes, and all associated tasks.

· Coordinating activities with partners, reviewing financial and narrative reports, grant management and keeping up-to-date records of project activities.

· Ability to multitask and prioritise business needs

· Effective written and communication skills

· Knowledge of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace, education and for marginalised groups, specifically pertaining to the Equality Act 2010 – 9 Protected Characteristics.

· Ability to accurately and comprehensive record/ note down information, follow the requirements needed, while using own initiative to achieve business outcomes from this data.

· To write training programmes, support delivery of workshops, and independently deliver training when required to do so.

Essential requirements

· Bachelor's degree preferred

· Breadth of knowledge and/or lived experience in Diversity & Inclusion

· Ability to support dyslexic needs and other intersectionality’s

· Experience of training or teaching

· Knowledge of self-employment/ finance

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications

· Excellent time management and organisational skills

· Experience in researching and writing funding applications

· Strategic management skills

Other duties

· Ability to work under own initiative to prioritise and manage a varied workload and competing priorities; attention to detail.

· Knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting discriminated and disadvantaged groups.

· Devising/maintaining office systems, including data management and filing.

· Arranging travel, visas and accommodation, and occasionally travelling with the manager to

take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations.

· Screening phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate.

· Organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments.

· Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and posts, often corresponding on behalf of the Director.

· Producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations.

· Organising and attending meetings and ensuring the Director is well prepared for meetings.

· Liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.

· Ability to multitask and prioritise daily workload

· Primary role is to support the Director

· To complete additional duties commensurate with the role, responsibilities and pay scale.

Benefits

· Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with experienced knowledgeable

professionals.

· Excellent supportive environment with opportunities to express creative freedom.

· Pay rate £20.07 as Self-Employed.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and have robust diversity and inclusion policies and procedures in place to assist and help you in the role. We have a strong focus on the Black and People of Colour communities, women, the elderly, and mentally unwell, LGBTQIA+ and disabled individuals. If you have lived experience, or have a passion to assist these communities please apply or volunteer.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Part-time hours: 10-15 per week

Salary: £20.07 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Birmingham