Fair4All Card Officer

Hours: 37 hours per week

Rate: £13 per hour (some flexibility for exceptional candidates)

Duration: 2-year contract (to 31 March 2025)

Location: Primarily remote/home working using MS Office 365 and Teams. However, regular travel to a location in Bucks will be needed. Applicants therefore must live 60 – 90 minutes travel time from Aylesbury.

Role Purpose: To take the lead in significantly growing the Fair4All Card scheme in accordance with funder requirements.

Background

The Fair4All Card is an innovative national scheme to help disabled people get the access and support to which they are entitled in the community. The Card has proven itself in a pilot and funding has now been secured from The National Lottery for a major expansion of the Card scheme over the next 4 years. Working within BuDS’ supportive and flexible working community of staff and volunteers, The Fair4All Officer will take the lead in delivering the planned expansion of the Card scheme. This is a high-profile charity job which will involve both media coverage and extensive networking with businesses and organisations, offering great career networking opportunities.

Specific Responsibilities:

Working closely with the lead trustee/project coordinator (Freya Clark) and BuDS project manager (Janneke Elford), and as part of the wider BuDS team:

Stage 1 – First 90 days

• Take the lead project management responsibility for the delivery of the expanded F4A Card scheme, including managing budget and expenditure
• Recruit the volunteer team for the F4A Card project, working with the BuDS HR & Volunteering team
• Deliver training for project volunteers
• Liaise with the Website & Comms team about the F4A Card website to ensure it meets expectations and effectively supports the delivery of the project
• Liaise with the Website & Comms team about the F4A Card database and online integration to ensure it meets expectations and effectively supports the delivery of the project
• Set up the F4A Card production office, including supervising volunteers.

Stage 2 – Remainder of Contract

• Take lead responsibility for recruiting, enrolling and working with Partner+ organisations and manage the rolling process of Card applications. Take the lead on producing the necessary marketing and publicity material for this.
• Take lead responsibility for public-focused Fair4All Card product marketing and publicity so as to generate the required number of public applications and support fundraising and grants
• Lead, manage and motivate the volunteer team for the F4A Card project so that applications are promptly and effectively processed and good Card-holder relations are maintained. Cover vacancies and add capacity for applications as needed.
• Ensure cards are produced and posted in good time, including attending the Card Production Office
• Ensure management reports and statistics are collected and distributed as needed
• Support grant applications and fundraising for the F4A Card
• Manage the budget for the project and create monthly report for the trustee board to review

Person Specification

• At least two years direct project management or project delivery experience, and ideally a PM qualification or studying for one
• Experience of delivering projects to meet demanding objectives and deadlines
• Team leadership and motivation experience
• Ability to juggle a busy workload with diverse responsibilities
• Working knowledge of using MS Office 365 and Teams software.
• Excellent planning and organising skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships and persuade and influence others
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with a wide variety of people including disabled people with impairments of all types
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and keep private information to themselves.
• Understanding and appreciation of the Social Model of disability – see https://buds.org.uk/the-social-model-of-disability/

BuDS is an equal opportunity organisation and disabled people are particularly encouraged to apply for this role.

BuDS is committed to safeguarding all those with whom it works. This post will involve unsupervised work with potentially vulnerable adults and children, and/or their records, and so this post will be subject to a Criminal Records (DBS) check on appointment and references will be taken up.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Project Management: 2 years (required)
• Leadership: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Aylesbury

Reference ID: Fair4allcardofficer