Progression Model Strategic Navigator

WELSH WOMEN'S AID; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Welsh Women's Aid is recruiting a management professional to lead the Membership, Services and Engagement team. The post provides strategic leadership and coordination between specialist VAWDASV services and key statutory partners across Wales, ensuring safe, effective support pathways for survivors affected by the early release of prisoners programme.

The role focuses on developing resources, promoting trauma-informed practice, and delivering training to strengthen practice across the sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in service management or project management at a strategic level.
• Evidence gathering, service development and improvement experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of violence against women, domestic abuse and safeguarding.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and partners across Wales.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between specialist VAWDASV services and statutory partners to ensure safe pathways.
• Maintain consistent inter- and cross-team communication to reduce duplication.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety, data protection and quality frameworks are met.
• Develop strategic and operational work plans, write progress reports and briefings.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the sector.
• Deliver project direction and prioritise activities as directed by line manager.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team coordination

Communication skills

Education

Management degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

1. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring that our organisation is an inclusive place to work., This management post within the Membership, Services and Engagement team will provide strategicleadership and coordination between specialist VAWDASV services and key statutory partnersacross Wales, ensuring safe, effective support pathways for survivors impacted by the early releaseof prisoners programme.The post holder will lead national partnership working associated with the Progression Model,developing specialist resources and guidance, and promoting training to strengthen consistent,trauma-informed practice across the VAWDASV sector and beyond.,

• Consistent and accurate inter and cross team communication regarding key projects and tasks to reduce duplication and increase collaboration.
• Ensure Welsh Women's Aid works within relevant legal and regulatory frameworks with a particular focus on safeguarding, health and safety, data protection, equal opportunities, and quality assurance frameworks, undertaking risk assessments for activities as needed.
• Ensure Welsh Women's Aid delivers best practice in promoting intersectionality and achieving equality and diversity across all services and functions.
• Take directions on projects and priorities from your line manager, which may vary.
• Responsible for undertaking any other duties appropriate to the position. Management qualification, degree or ability to evidence equivalent learning from relevant work.
• Working in service management / project management role or equivalent.
• Developing and managing effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing strategic and operational work plans, writing project plans, progress reports, evaluations and briefings.
• Experience of evidence gathering as well as service development and improvement.
• A comprehensive understanding of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence within an equality, human rights and safeguarding framework.
• Understanding of the experiences, needs and effects of domestic and sexual abuse on survivors, women and children who have suffered different forms of abuse.
• Service delivery models, policy and legislation that relate to domestic abuse, sexual violence and criminal justice.
• Understanding of the current political context, infrastructure and commissioning processes in Wales including legal systems, child protection etc.
• Strong understanding of project management practice, and of setting impact measures and indicators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and to deliver complex messages to a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Proven IT skills including use of Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Evidence of commitment to the values, vision and mission of Welsh Women's Aid.
• High levels of professional integrity and clear boundaries.
• Proactive, adaptable and solution-oriented with a positive approach.

Desirable skills:

• Experience of working within a membership organisation.
• Experience of working on equality, human rights and/or violence against women or children.
• Knowledge of the practical application of impact measures and indicators.

Welsh Women's Aid is a national organisation in Wales supporting third sector specialist services working to end domestic abuse, sexual violence, and other forms of violence against women.