Project Support Officer

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and capable recruit to join our small, dedicated, and friendly team that enjoys working together and helping others. It’s the role for you if you can work flexibly, you’re interested in health and social care, and you want to make a difference in your local community. We collectively bring a range of different experiences, and there are frequent opportunities to learn skills from each other.  The post is funded for a year, and we hope to extend it subject to funding availability. 

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is the official voice for people who use health and social care services in our city. We are an innovative and independent organisation gathering the views and experiences of patients and service users. We have built a reputation for delivering high-quality projects involving patients, that make a real difference.

• Holidays start at 28 days + Bank Holidays (pro rata) + 3 days for Christmas 
• To be worked flexibly over 5 days – negotiable. Please note that attendance at our offices every Monday afternoon is essential for our weekly team meeting. Office working on Thursdays is also preferable.

You will contribute to the effective delivery of our work by having three main roles: 1. Volunteer recruitment and support; 2. Communications and engagement support; 3. Project and administrative support.

You will be responsible for:

1.      recruiting and supporting our volunteers who are an essential part of our success. We currently have around 35 active volunteers. You will be someone who gets on well with people, understands how to coordinate and support people and be able to plan and support a range of activities and pieces of work which involve our volunteers.

2.     help us communicate what we do and demonstrate our impacts. Part of this will involve arranging for us to host and attend public events so that we can meet and speak to members of the public.

3.     carry out a variety of essential project-related and administrative tasks which provide critical support to the rest of the team.

As a small organisation, all staff members help one another by taking on additional tasks.  You will therefore need to work flexibly and take on new functions as and when needed.

To be considered for interview, you must provide:

1. An up-to-date CV
2. A 2-page covering letter describing your interest and suitability for the post, and referencing the Job Description and Person Specification available below.
3. An anonymous Equalities Monitoring Form which is separated from your application on receipt.

The closing date is Wedneday 3rd July at 9am.

We will hold interviews on Wednesday 10th July.