Part Time Project Manager/Coordinator

Organisation: Casual Ballerz CIC
Salary: Voluntary
Location: London/Remote
Contract type: Volunteer (Part time)
Closing date: 31 July 2025
Job Description: Casual Ballerz CIC is a youth development organisation, and our mission is to change the lives and potential futures of at risk young people. We are looking for a Project Coordinator to take over the running of our project. This is a good opportunity for anyone who wants to take on a part-time, one-year project, perhaps as a stepping stone into something more significant, or perhaps you’re returning to work or changing careers. This is an opportunity to be at the start of an exciting, innovative project, shaping a new approach to youth development and forming strong alliances with various other organisations.

You will work closely with the directors within Casual Ballerz CIC to build strong foundations and connections/networking to enable the project to be successful and most impactful through high quality services.

You will work flexibly, applying initiative to provide consistent and seamless support to the organisation. You will support across a variety of programs, but in particular focus on our employment project for young people.

We work hard, we help each other and go out of our way to help others and find solutions rather than focusing on problems. We are positive and proactive and, although absolutely focused on our areas of expertise, we work as a team so that Casual Ballerz CIC is the best it can be. Above all, everything we do is to benefit the community that we serve.

Key Duties:

Build and promote positive working relationships between groups and organisations, statutory partners and funders.
Work with a wide range of delivery partners and other key stakeholders to maximise the use of community resources and ensure opportunities are maximised.
Use our database to keep well maintained records of support given, case studies and outcomes, brief summary reports for monitoring and development purposes.
To continuously engage in a mapping process, highlighting existing providers and supporting the start-up of new services.
To organise and facilitate network meetings bringing organisations together to tackle the cost of living crisis and the effects on young people.
To build relationships with various organisations, offering diverse support to increase collaboration, new offers and increased support.
To attend any relevant training and/or workshops that support the development of the network.
To increase knowledge and understanding of the cost of living crisis in general as well as grants and funding opportunities.
Attend staff meetings, and training as required.
Identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding concerns in accordance with the latest local procedures relating to the appropriate service.
To support and work closely with the all the teams within Casual Ballerz CIC.
To comply with, and share responsibility for ensuring the implementation of, Casual Ballerz CIC policies and procedures and key legislation such as GDPR and Safeguarding.
Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be assigned from time to time including travel throughout the borough to attend events, occasionally on evenings/weekends, meet with volunteers and organisations.
These are the normal duties which are required of the position; however, we do require that all staff be flexible and may be required to perform other duties to ensure the efficient running of services.

Please note that the base for this role is split between working from home (emails, scheduling and zoom meetings) and Hammersmith and Fulham. In addition, the post will involve occasional working from various venues across the borough.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Excellent interpersonal skills:

Friendly, patient and approachable communicator and networker who can motivate groups to develop their potential.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills with proven success in influencing and negotiating at all levels.
Initiative to plan and organise your own workload
Be curious about all Casual Ballerz CIC services.

Development experience:

Capacity building for small and medium sized organisations.
Understanding of the benefits and challenges of collaborative working.
Building relationships with a range of groups with differing cultures.

Experience and knowledge:

How social enterprises can use marketing and communication to raise profile.
Experience of local partnership working and collaborations
Sound understanding of electronic forms of communication & social media
Knowledge of Microsoft 365 package.
Specialist knowledge in some of the following areas: (desirable not essential)

Previous experience of the voluntary or community sector.
Providing training or identifying specialist trainers.
Community development
Children and young people’s services and structures
Safeguarding
Equality diversity and inclusion

Other:
Ability to travel throughout London.

This position will be subject to DBS check.
How to apply: Please email your cover letter and CV to admin@casualballerz.com