About the role We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our East London Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Northeastern University London to engage with parents in East London. East London Parent Power is an established project which utilises the community organising-based model first created by King’s College London and Citizens UK with South London Parent Power. Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and to gain knowledge on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change in their local community that supports young people and ensures they have a fair chance in education and their future careers. Working with us, the Community Organiser will: Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts; Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills; Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities; Join a nationwide team of community organisers making a significant impact on university access. About you The role will best suit someone who: Essential Has knowledge of challenges faced in East London’s communities. Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission. Can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual (information security training provided). Desirable Has prior experience of community focused work. Understands the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing. Understands the barriers young people face to university access and some of the ways these might be overcome.