Project Lead and Facilitator (Domestic Abuse)

Vacancy at Women in Prison

Project Lead and Facilitator (Domestic Abuse)

Salary £ 28,721.60 pro rata per annum (£35,902 FTE inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)

South London (Women’s Centre and community hubs)

Details

This role leads and delivers a trauma‑informed, co‑produced programme of group activities for women experiencing domestic abuse and in contact with the criminal justice system.

You will coordinate and facilitate a multi‑site programme based in London that supports women’s recovery, strengthens their rights, reduces isolation, and builds collective power. Working alongside women with lived experience and local partners, you will ensure the programme is relevant, culturally competent, and grounded in women’s own priorities. You will ensure that the project administrator delivers all administrative and logistical support to a high standard. 

The role also plays a key part in capturing learning, evidence and testimony to inform wider systems change.

1.      Project leadership

2.      Programme co-design

3.      Group facilitation and delivery

4.      Peer Mentor Development

5.      Weekly drop in

6.      Partnership engagement

7.      Monitoring, evaluation and learning

8.      Safeguarding and risk management

For the full job description, please see the Recruitment Pack

For the full job description, please see the Recruitment Pack

Application is by way of CV with cover letter that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4.

To recruit the most appropriate candidate, a number of pre-employment due diligence checks will be undertaken in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. These checks will help determine the character and suitability of the individual to carry out this particular role.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including accessing a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact recruitment@wipuk.org

We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. 

• Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
• Requires the right to work in the UK
• Is subject to an Enhanced and Adult Barred List DBS check
• Requires that the post holder is not automatically disqualifiedby (or can obtain a waiver from) the Charity Commission

Benefits

Annual leave: 30 days plus bank holidays for full-time pro-rata. In addition, the office closes for 3 days between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme: WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee

Notes

Please note, applications missing a CV and/or cover letter will not be considered.

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