Covent Garden London
The heart of London's West End
Job vacancy - Assistant Co-ordinator
The Covent Garden Community Association (CGCA), a registered charity, is looking for a highly motivated person to strengthen its small team. This post offers an opportunity to help influence the quality of life for residents in one of the most diverse and challenging environments in central London. The successful candidate will become an important part of the CGCA's respected and expanding work, with a view to become the full-time Co-ordinator in due course.
Who are we?
The CGCA has been at the forefront of community work in the Covent Garden area for almost 30 years and has a proven track-record of making a difference to the lives of local people. The Association was instrumental in the 1970s in opposing the GLC's plans to demolish large parts of the Covent Garden we know today. We have worked hard to help increase the residential population of the area, and today almost 6,500 people live in this part of the West End of London.
What do we do?The CGCA works to safeguard and improve the essential amenities for this community, which finds itself under constant pressure from the leisure and entertainment industries. Our work involves close liaison with both local authorities and Police divisions, local businesses and institutions, and other community and housing groups active in central London.
Who are we looking for?We are at the start of an exciting and important stage in our history and are setting-up a new, additional community facility in the area. We are looking for an Assistant to work with our Co-ordinator in developing new areas of work and help cope with an existing heavy workload.
- You will be:
- a self-starter
- methodical, numerate and well organised
- highly motivated
- able to demonstrate commitment
- able to work well within a small team
- articulate with an excellent command of written and spoken English
- committed to equal opportunities
- familiar with the specific needs of 'a community under pressure'
- Your responsibilities will include:
- dealing with day-to-day enquiries from personal callers and by telephone
- maintaining contact with CGCA members, volunteers and business members
- helping with various projects, as required
- initiating new schemes and projects
- helping to attract additional funding from grant making bodies
- general administrative tasks
- working to the instructions of the officers and Executive Committee of the CGCA
- Your knowledge & experience includes:
- a good telephone manner
- PC literate, including a small network
- experience of Word, Excel & Outlook
- WWW and Email literate
- an awareness of Covent Garden and its history
| Reporting to: | Co-ordinator |
| Location: | Covent Garden, WC2 |
| Part-time: | 20 hours/wk |
| Salary: | £9.34/hour |
| Hours: | flexible, by arrangement - mainly office hours, but occasional evening work will be required |
| Terms of employment: | |
| Post: | Assistant Co-ordinator. |
| Salary: | £9714 per annum (£17000 pro-rata for a 35 hour week), reviewed annually in April. |
| Hours of work: | 20 hours per week, with flexibility and a requirement to attend occasional evening meetings. |
| Probation: | this appointment will be subject to a two-month probationary period. |
| Annual Leave: | 4 weeks by prior mutual agreement, plus public holidays. |
| Absence: | upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, absence through illness or injury will be paid for up to 4 weeks at full salary, providing that the correct procedures are followed; you will be required to fulfil all the requirements of Statutory Sick Pay legislation. |
| Pension: | no pension scheme is provided; you are requested to make your personal pension arrangements. |
| General: | details of house-rules will be made available when the post is taken up; the CGCA is committed to providing a safe working environment. |
| Equal Opportunities: | the CGCA has an equal Opportunities Policy and is committed to opposing all forms of discrimination. |
All terms include those particulars of the terms of employment which are required by current statutory employment legislation.
Application forms can be obtained by downloading or printing a copy by clicking here, or by sending a stamped (41p) SAE to CGCA, 21 Macklin Street, London WC2B 5NH. You may submit your application form and CV by email or by post. Please see the application form for full details.
Closing date for applications: Monday 21st August 2000
© Covent Garden Community Association, July 2000
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