Safer Communities VAWG Project Officer

at  Cleantech

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in any discipline or significant relevant experience
• Awareness of PRINCE2 or other Project Management processes
• Experience of coordinating and administering partnership projects particularly dealing with vulnerable groups/VAWG victims e.g., MARAC.
• Experience of administering meetings, including taking minutes, in particular DV MARAC minutes or other similar case conference minutes.
• Substantial experience of partnership working with stakeholders across voluntary, statutory, community and business sectors specifically in the domestic abuse/Violence Against Women and Girls field
• Experience of multi-agency project management and using diplomacy to reconcile the interests and concerns of different organisations and individuals
• Experience of monitoring, maintaining and interpreting data as well as developing and maintaining data recording systems
• Minute taking skills
• Ability to interpret data and evaluate trends in relation to domestic abuse
• Ability to produce reports to a high standard within timescales where necessary

WHAT’S INVOLVED WITH THIS ROLE:

Ref number: Lewisham RQ1462074
Your role will support the work of the Violence Against Women and Girls programme and work as part of the wider Safer Communities Team, acting as the designated point of contact for the Domestic Abuse Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (DA MARAC) process, its administration, and contribute towards its development in Lewisham.
You will also be responsible for maintaining and developing systems for project control, assisting with events and consultation, and carrying out project-based tasks as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate and administer the Lewisham DA MARAC, ensuring its effective operation, performance and delivery.
• Work closely with core MARAC partners to ensure that all relevant staff members are familiar with the MARAC process and their roles and responsibilities within it and receive appropriate training as necessary.
• Develop and deliver training and briefing sessions to a range of internal and external practitioners on the MARAC process and how to effectively respond to high-risk victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation and harm including appropriate risk assessment and emergency response.
• Facilitate referrals to Lewisham DA MARAC, using the agreed common risk identification tool and referral form
• Prepare and circulate a list of the referred cases to the DA MARAC to the relevant attendees via secure email or through the use of the agreed case management system within eight working days prior to the DA MARAC meeting
• Refer all DA MARAC cases ahead of the DA MARAC meeting to the Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) service (to be completed as referrals are received).
• Prepare the DA MARAC agenda ensuring that cases are reviewed in the most time effective manner and that any specialist attendees are invited.