Trauma-Informed Survivor Network Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; United Kingdom; Híbrido; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual leave 25 days rising to 30

Civil Service pension schemes

Training and development opportunities

Employee‑run networks

Flexible benefits and discounts

Free annual sight tests

Descripción de la vacante

The Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales is seeking a full‑time, two‑year post to lead a panel of adult survivors of child sexual abuse. The role builds a survivor network, links with forums and sector partners, and translates survivor insight into cross‑government policy.

Hybrid working and compressed hours may apply. Candidates must remain civil servants until an offer is accepted, and the role emphasises trauma‑informed, survivor‑centred engagement with strong

Formación

• Experience working with victim and survivor forums, lived experience panels, advisory groups, community networks or third sector organisations.
• Experience coordinating or supporting participation activity across multiple partners, including materials, schedules, sessions and follow‑up.
• Experience of trauma‑informed, survivor‑centred engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and coordination of the Panel's wider victim and survivor network.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with survivor forums, community groups and sector partners, including understanding their schedules and capacity.
• Coordinate wider network engagement in line with the Panel's approach, keeping it trauma-informed and aligned with the forward pipeline.
• Lead regular communication with network leads and facilitation teams, including invitations, updates and briefing materials.
• Advise the Commissioner's office, officials and ministers on trauma-informed practice, sensitive language and boundaries before survivor engagement.
• Manage feedback loops so participants know how their input was used and where it has informed policy or practice.
• Ensure engagement captures insight safely, with recording and anonymisation, and feeds themes into the Panel's workplan and policy teams.
• Work with the Survivor Participation Manager to draw together network and Panel insight and identify alignment, difference or emerging concern.
• Set up ethical processes for engagement and keep accurate records of contacts, planned activity, risks, actions and follow-up.
• Support escalation and decision‑making between the Panel, forums and government stakeholders.
• Provide policy, engagement and briefing support, support Panel communications and triage enquiries to the Panel's inbox.
• Maintain an engagement log, identify gaps and themes, and contribute to the Panel's annual impact and learning report.

Conocimientos

Victim/survivor engagement

Stakeholder engagement

Trauma-informed practice

Written and verbal communication

Organisational skills

Risk and boundary awareness

Descripción del empleo

The Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales is seeking a full‑time, two‑year post to lead a panel of adult survivors of child sexual abuse. The role builds a survivor network, links with forums and sector partners, and translates survivor insight into cross‑government policy.

Hybrid working and compressed hours may apply. Candidates must remain civil servants until an offer is accepted, and the role emphasises trauma‑informed, survivor‑centred engagement with strong