Learning and Development Officer

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, researching, designing and delivering training, learning programmes, and eLearning packages to build workforce confidence and competence in identifying and responding to VAWG.
• Working with a range of partner agencies to co-ordinate, develop and deliver awareness raising events as required.
• Ensuring age-appropriate learning for children and young people about healthy relationships and violence against women.
• Contributing to the Fife Violence Against Women Partnership strategy with an emphasis on prevention and community engagement. Increasing public understanding of violence against women and consequences for those affected through public awareness raising campaigns and community working.
• Disseminating information widely to relevant organisations and the wider public using a range of media, including through our social media campaigns.
• Supporting the monitoring and evaluation across partners relating to relevant standards and frameworks.
• Support the team with other tasks as and when required.
• Work closely with job-share partner to share information and ensure efficient delivery of job profile as a whole.

A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

You will be educated to SCQF level 8 and have significant experience of working in the field of violence against women.

You will have experience of liaising and working with a range of agencies (both voluntary and statutory), as well as service users.

You will have demonstrable skills in developing and delivering public protection training, learning programmes, and events to a wide and varied audience as well as the ability to evaluate and review programmes to ensure they remain relevant and appropriate.

You must be able to travel throughout Fife.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0012/40701/Learning-and-Development-Officer-FVAW-I591.01.pdf]
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• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For further information please contact: Keri Duffy - Keri.Duffy@fife.gov.uk [Keri.Duffy@fife.gov.uk]