THRiVE Coordinator

THRiVE Coordinator

Reference number: 20154
Location: Newtownabbey Family Connections
Contract type: Fixed term
End date: 31/08/2026
Hours: 37
Salary: £42,016 - £53,176.50 FTE

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, strategic individual to manage the THRiVE collaboration. This person will be committed to the vision of children and young people thriving and be energetic in inspiring and enabling community change. You will be responsible for advancing the shared vision and aligned activities, securing investment and resources, supporting effective governance, consolidating shared measurement of impact and sharing learning from THRiVE.

THRiVE is a collaboration of local parents, schools, churches, community groups and statutory and voluntary organisations working together to help children and young people thrive. The four key priorities for THRiVE are raising aspiration, improving attainment and supporting well-being through collaboration.

THRiVE uses the Collective Impact Framework to inform the way the collaboration works. One of the key conditions of collective impact is the need for backbone support to the collaboration.

Barnardo's acts in this role for THRiVE and this Coordinator post is a significant support for the effectiveness of the collaboration.

Essential Criteria - Please outline on your application how you meet the below:

• Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Youth and Community Work, Community Development, Teaching, Social Work, Early Childhood or another relevant subject
• Demonstrable experience of using community development approaches to work with children, young people and/or families in community settings
• Demonstrable experience of working with networks of agencies in the children and families sector
• Experience of setting up, managing, monitoring and evaluating projects

This post is covering a secondment until August 2026 subject to funding.

Secondments will be considered to fill this post.

Closing Date: Midnight, Friday 24th January 2025

Interview Date: Monday 3rd February 2025