Midlands & Wales Jr. Regional Manager
Location: Birmingham Office with Frequent Travel Across the Midlands
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Salary: £23,000 - £26,000
Job Description:
This is a key role supporting the Community Engagement and Development team’s efforts in the Midlands and Wales area. The successful candidate will work to support the Regional Manager to support and develop volunteer working groups across the region and to implement MEND’s community objectives. The successful applicant will work alongside the Regional Manager to support working groups, running campaigns, recruiting volunteers, and facilitating educational training programs.
The applicant will require a good understanding of the dynamics within Muslim communities and will be able to develop good working relationships with delivery partners and key stakeholders.
Key elements of the role will encompass:
• Work with the Regional Manager to develop and lead existing Working Groups, and new Working Groups across the Midlands and Wales region.
• Supporting, developing, and training new and existing volunteers.
• Support the Regional Manager in coordinating seasonal campaigns in line with MEND’s national strategy.
• Support the delivering of MEND’s national campaigns at a local level and maximizing community participation.
• Support in the development of relationships and partnering with leading Muslim institutions and individuals in the region.
• Working with local Muslim community institutions and groups to drive MEND’s ethos on media and political participation.
• Support in the managing of MEND’s media and political education outreach programs within local communities.
• Support in presenting MEND’s key messages on various platforms from small community gatherings to large public events.
• Working closely with the Midlands and Wales Regional Manager and Head of Community Development and Engagement of MEND.