Job Purpose
• To ensure that the voice of Older People is heard by decision makers across East London and help them to shape areas of public policy affecting older people at a local level.
• Ensure that AUKEL is accountable to older People in the design and delivery of our Strategy and Services
• To co-design and co-produce with older people user involvement projects in Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Key Tasks
• To increase OPRG membership and strengthen participation by developing relationships, partnerships and trust with local VCSF groups.
• To support Older People to engage in opportunities to lead, shape services, promote their interests and participate in external forums, events, focus groups, research and surveys etc.
• Represent the interests of members at key stakeholder meetings and groups
• Support members to access cross cutting AUKEL services e.g. digital inclusion programme, social activities and supporting our integration and internal referral
• Co-ordinate meetings of the OPRGs, including mailings, arranging speakers, convening, minuting, publicity and delivery.
• Measure and report on the delivery of this work and its impact through effective monitoring, reporting and data analysis and narrating client stories.
• To work with colleagues across AUKEL, to promote the OPRGs and other user voice initiatives and to connect our wider services with your project.
• Supervise volunteers to support the delivery of this work
Experience
Essential
• Of co-production.
• Of developing productive, collaborative relationships with voluntary, faith and community
sector partners.
• Of working with older people
Desirable
• Of monitoring and evaluation
• Of event management
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
• Understanding of confidentiality policy and practice.
• Understanding of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, including the impact of discrimination and disadvantage on our clients, as well as a commitment to investing in increasing your own awareness of EDI issues so you can contribute to making our organisation as equitable and inclusive as possible.
• Understanding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and their carers.
Desirable
• Knowledge of services available to older people and their carers (e.g. through health service, social services, voluntary sector).
• Of the public policy environment affecting older people.
Skills/Attributes
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
• Can demonstrate AUKEL values (accountable, kind, flexible, inclusive, collaborative) in the way the service is delivered.
Additional Requirements
• This post requires travel across the three boroughs in which we work.
• This post is subject to the relevant check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
Additional Info
• This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities
and deliverables for the role.
• In addition to the contents of this role description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by line management.
• This JD does not form part of your contract of employment.