Welsh Women’s Aid is the national umbrella organisation in Wales for third sector specialist services working to end domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women.
Our salaries and benefits
Culture
Our culture is one of mutual respect, creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Our approach is practical and we offer flexible arrangements and healthy work patterns to meet individual circumstances.
We give our employees room to grow as well. There are opportunities to work shadow other areas of the business, get involved in events, and gain additional skills.
Most of our roles are open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1, which includes applicants with lived experience of being a woman.
We value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities – applicants from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority backgrounds and people with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Our benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, the majority of our roles are able to access the following:
Flexible working: choose when you work – you can carry out your contracted hours between the hours of 7am – 7pm.
Hybrid working: choose where you work – from one of our offices, from home, or a mixture of the two.
Choose how you work: we trust our employees to use their own judgement, initiative and skills to deliver their roles, with access to support and guidance when needed.
Health & wellbeing: free optician check-ups, access to our 24 hour counselling and advice helpline, in person/online counselling and CBT sessions, individual or group ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions to support you in delivering your role, regular team catch ups (virtual and in person) to get to know colleagues and for peer support, and opportunity to join our Intersectionality Action Group to discuss and take forward activities to further develop WWA as an inclusive workplace.
Pension: 6% employer pension contribution following completion of a 6 month probation period.
Time off: 25 days annual leave allowance, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas Eve, as well as access to paid family leave and compassionate leave for when life doesn’t go to plan.
Training Support Officer
- £24,054 per annum pro rata
- 15 hours per week
- Fixed term contract ending 30th April 2024
- Hybrid working with a requirement for office attendance when required.
Closing date: 8th December 2024
Interview date: 18th December 2024
Brief job description: The successful candidate will be a member of the training team, providing administrative support and supporting the Head of Training and Training Coordinator in ensuring the smooth running of the training department, which includes internally employed trainers and those working on a consultancy basis.
They will support the Training Coordinator in booking training dates as required by external partners and managing the administrative requirements such as travel, accommodation and resources in line with that, as well as supporting learners to achieve the desired outcomes in line with internal and external accreditation needs.
Person Specification
This post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1, this includes applicants with lived experience of being a woman. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring that our organisation is an inclusive place to work.
Do you have:
- Administrative experience and/or experience of providing project support experience, preferably in a learning environment
- Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues in relation to maintenance of databases and related information.
- The ability to manage constantly changing workloads and provide effective administrative support across a large team.
- The ability to work on own initiative and within the staff team
- The ability to work to tight deadlines and to respond dynamically and flexibly to a range of competing demands.
- The ability to manage information resources such as databases, and to maintain and update systems for monitoring and evaluation of training needs and events.
Do you have:
- Knowledge of violence against women, domestic abuse & sexual violence services & their delivery in an ethical and equitable framework.
- Strong understanding of the current political context, infrastructure, and commissioning processes in Wales.
Are you:
- Highly organised and excellent at written and verbal communication, with the ability to negotiate effectively to achieve objectives and maintain good working relationships.
- Able to plan and manage a complex workload, meet deadlines, problem-solve, and respond to unplanned demands using a proactive and positive approach.
- Committed to upholding WWA values, vision and mission including an anti-discriminatory, equal opportunities and intersectional approach to all areas of work.
If this sounds like you, please apply using the following link.
Supplementary documents can be found below.
Email [email protected] or call us on 02920 541 551 if you have any questions about the role.
Ways to apply for a role at Welsh Women’s Aid
There are 3 different ways you can apply for one of our open roles:
- By completing an online application form – details can be found in the job pack document. Before you start, you can view a list of all of the questions that you will need to answer.
- OR click here to download an MS Word version of the application and submit it by email.
- OR request a paper copy by emailing [email protected].
How long will it take to do this application?
- We have tried to keep the form as short as possible. We estimate that it will take between one and two hours to prepare and submit your application.
- Once you start the application form, you will not be able to save your work and return to it later, so we recommend that you download the list of questions and prepare your answers in advance.
- If you would like to have an informal chat about the role or if you have specific accessibility requirements you want to discuss with a member of our recruitment team, you can call us on 02920 541551 or send an email requesting a call-back to [email protected].
What happens after you submit your application?
If you are shortlisted, a member of our recruitment team will contact you with details about next steps.
Want to know more? Feel free to contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Call: 02920 541551
