Co-production Coordinator

Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Co-production Coordinator to join our team!

Location:

Homebased

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £34,682

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation, as long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

The Co-production Coordinator role:

Part of the Income and Partnerships team, the Bids and Tenders Lead is a new and exciting role at Migrant Help. You will Work with the Business Development Manager (BDM), Bids and Tenders, and in collaboration with colleagues across the charity, the role will provide critical support in identifying, developing, and submitting high-quality bid and tender applications.

If you have demonstrable experience writing robust and compelling bids with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders, and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities of our Co-production Coordinator:

Recruitment of people with lived experience

Ensure client involvement activities are accessible and inclusive of all clients, addressing any barriers to participation

Recruit people with lived experience, conduct in-depth needs assessments to identify support needs and development goals, and use these to design and deliver training and development opportunities

Project Work

Ensure that the necessary processes, systems and structures are in place for high-quality co-production to operate both for internal and external projects

Organise and facilitate Lived Experience Advisory Panels (LEAPs) and other client involvement activities, wherever possible co-delivered with people with lived experience

Support with implementation of actions from client involvement activities, ensuring accountability

Review the impact of operational changes with clients and provide feedback to management about the positive and the negative

Deliver focus groups and support other service user feedback mechanisms, developing processes as necessary

Support people with lived experience to engage in staff recruitment panels and other initiatives?

Capacity building

Monitor the implementation and quality of co-production across the organisation, understanding the barriers and implementing measures to overcome them

Support and train colleagues across Migrant Help and people with lived experience to understand co-production principles and to use those principles relevant in their roles, including developing and delivering training and workshops

Support services with the planning and development of their own co-production projects according to best practice, leading on delivery where applicable

Provide ongoing support for people with lived experience, with a focus on safeguarding, wellbeing and personal/professional development

Support co-production strategy champions and volunteers to carry out their roles effectively

Work with wider other departments to ensure projects align with our strategy, there is a joined-up approach and learning is share

External Partners

Maintain and build relationships with external partners, scoping out…