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Unity Radio – Youth Engagement Officer

Full Time, offered initially for 3 years (funded by BBC Children in Need)

Salary in the region of £20,000 – £23,000 p/a

Unity Radio require an experienced youth engagement officer to provide activities for children and young people through a community radio station working in disadvantaged areas of Greater Manchester.

Unity Radio (http://www.unityradio.fm), based in East Manchester, is a youth Internet radio station about to establish a 24 hour FM presence with our OfCom Community Radio License.  Established to improve the quality of life of young people within Greater Manchester – Unity works with young people on site at its studio, delivers on the ground directly into communities, and uses its radio station to offer a platform for young creative artistic talent to showcase their skills and creativity. Unity Radio delivers an outreach workshop programme city region-wide that encourage Young People to develop their self-confidence and take pride in their own efforts and achievements. Funded by a range of Local Authorities, the workshops use artistic genres including hip/hop and urban and street culture, the workshops engage Young People at a familiar level and help encourage and develop positive behaviour towards each other and to their environment.

We are currently seeking an experienced and committed youth engagement officer to coordinate the further development, organisation, promotion and evaluation of all reach out activity undertaken under the Unity Radio Brand.  You will have a background in teaching and learning support and/or engagement and community outreach and be able to demonstrate experience in developing and delivering outreach programmes, managing external funds and in evaluating the impact of engagement activity. You will be a strong communicator, able to work independently and form part of a small but dedicated team.

A Full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below

Download Job Description / Specification here

Applications by CV and covering letter to be received by 12pm on Monday 05th October and should be addressed to:

Jon Green, Director, Unity Radio, Installation House, 3 Bengal St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AQ

Shortlisted Applicants will be notified by writing by Monday 12th October.  Interviews will be held on Monday 19th October.