Training Officer

Southall Black Sisters; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated advocacy organisation in Greater London seeks a postholder to design and deliver a high-quality training programme on violence against women and girls (VAWG) for various stakeholders. This role emphasizes a rights-based approach, addressing the unique challenges faced by Black, minoritised, and migrant women. The position offers a generous benefits package, including hybrid working and extensive training opportunities within an organisation known for its political activism.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Hybrid working

Enhanced pension contribution

Enhanced sick pay

Subsidised public transport season ticket

Employee Assistance Programme

Clinical supervision with a therapist

Accredited training on continued learning

Organisation-wide away days

Career development pathways

Opportunity for growth within a renowned organisation

Employer eye care scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering training programs.
• Understanding of structural racism and gender inequality.
• Knowledge of violence against women and girls, particularly in minority contexts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a training programme for various stakeholders.
• Focus on rights-based and trauma-informed professional responses.
• Collaborate with colleagues and project partners on VAWG issues.

Job description

The postholder will play a key role in strengthening national, regional and local responses to violence against women and girls (VAWG) affecting Black, minoritised and migrant women. They will design, develop and deliver a high-quality, influential training programme for statutory agencies, voluntary sector organisations and other key stakeholders on VAWG, including domestic abuse, harmful practices such as "honour"-based abuse, force marriage, and related forms of gender-based violence. The role will have a particular focus on the intersections between VAWG, immigration and asylum systems, and no recourse to public funds (NRPF), ensuring that professional responses are rights-based, trauma-informed and grounded in an understanding of structural racism and gender inequality. Working collaboratively with SBS colleagues, project partners and, where appropriate victim-survivor, the postholder will ensure that training is informed by lived experience and SBS's long-standing specialist practice, contributing to improved policy, practice and outcomes for Black, minoritised and migrant women. The postholder will also contribute to the wider work of SBS, supporting the organisation's strategic objectives, feminist values and commitment to challenging violence against women and girls in all its forms.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Enhanced sick pay
• Subsidised public transport season ticket
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists
• Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore issues arising from casework
• A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
• Organisation-wide away days
• Career development pathways and support
• The opportunity to learn and grow within an organisation renowned for inspiring political activism and campaigning successes
• Employer eye care scheme