Project Manager

Full Time | Based in North West London | £37,000 - £42,000

Are you an ambitious educator who is passionate about interfaith work? Do you want to empower young people? Are you concerned by anti-Muslim prejudice and antisemitism? Do you have the skills to lead a team of dedicated facilitators?

Project overview

Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination, is an anti-discrimination programme led by Maccabi GB in partnership with CST and TellMAMA. The project combines Maccabi GB’s experience in delivering personal development sessions to thousands of young people in school settings with CST and Tell MAMA’s respective expertise in monitoring, recording and combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

Through interactive workshops led by Jewish and Muslim facilitators who model interfaith partnership and community cohesion, Stand Up! seeks to empower young people in mainstream schools to act against all forms of discrimination, racism, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate, whilst developing their sense of social responsibility to their local communities and British society as a whole.

The programme has reached over 120,000 young people in 250 schools across Great Britain since its inception in 2017 and has received recognition from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan who funds the programme through the Shared Endeavour Fund. Workshops are delivered by expert facilitators who create a safe space for young people to debunk myths and misconceptions about the Muslim and Jewish communities.

Main purpose of the role

We are seeking an experienced project manager who will be responsible for the planning, operational management, administration and delivery of the Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination project. The project manager will line-manage a vibrant team of 3 full-time project coordinators and up to 10 sessional facilitators, by supporting them to fulfil their roles as well as, aid their professional development through training and leadership.

The project manager will also maintain and foster a range of external relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders. Maintaining the growth of the project also requires good experience with budgeting and funding applications. Additionally, the project manager will be required to maintain the existing monitoring & evaluation processes and drive the team to deliver the project targets each year. Successful candidates will be motivated educators, driven to create social change in society. An understanding of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate and how they affect young people in Great Britain today is essential.

The project has had huge success for the past 8 years and we are looking for an individual who can support the team to grow the project and continue its excellent delivery and engagement with schools.

Accountabilities

The Stand Up! project manager is directly accountable to the Chief Operating Officer at Maccabi GB. The successful candidate will work in conjunction with the other Maccabi GB education projects (Streetwise and Tackling Antisemitism in sport), its senior leadership team and wider Maccabi GB team, as well as line manage the Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination project. The project manager will regularly report to key stakeholders in partner organisations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage and deliver the Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination project
To manage and support a diverse team of full-time coordinators and sessional staff with project delivery and personal development
To maintain and establish connections with funders, stakeholders and partners
To maintain and enhance existing monitoring & evaluation processes
To create and deliver educational content in schools and training workshops for staff, partners and teachers

Additional responsibilities

To oversee the project’s social media activities
To co-manage (along with the Streetwise Manager) and deliver the Alan Senitt Upstanders Leadership Programme
To ensure safeguarding, health & safety and welfare guidelines are applied to all events
To produce impact and progress reports on the project
Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as designated by line manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience in project management role with a proven track record in project planning and delivery
Educated to degree level
Previous line management experience
Negotiation and budget management experience
Excellent administration skills
Experience of evaluation, assessment and continual development of events programmes
Interest and awareness in anti-racism, anti-discrimination, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate discourse

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

Experience of team & people management
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a real passion for working with young people
Eagerness to work in an interfaith Muslim and Jewish partnership project, formally employed by Maccabi GB
Attention to detail
Willingness to learn
Punctual, Committed and Enthusiastic
Ability to work on own initiative
Excellent team working skills
Self-motivator and pro-active
Flexible, with a “can-do” attitude of trying to find way of doing things, rather than taking the easy avenue
Efficient administrative and organisation skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
IT literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, email)

Desirable

A good understanding of the Muslim and / or Jewish communities, and the discrimination that affects these communities
Experience engaging with stakeholders
Budgetary experience
Experience of overseeing marketing and communications strategies
Ability to plan and view strategically
Owns a car and possesses a full, clean driving license – ready to travel to the office in North West London for full-time employment
Knowledge of school operations

A word from our former Project Manager, Zaynab Albadry

After 6 wonderful years of working at Maccabi GB, I am ready to pass on the role of Project Manager to the next suitable candidate!

Joining the project in 2018, I was thrilled to have been selected following a competitive application process. The team at the time included two project coordinators and a project manager, a small but hard-working team, who in the space of 2 years transformed the project from a start up to a high achieving, well connected and respected project working with over 70 schools per academic year.

From 2019, the project began receiving funding from the mayor’s office Sadiq Khan, through the Shared Endeavour Fund, allowing the team to network and collaborate with organisations in the anti-discrimination field, with many exciting partnerships with social media giants and sports clubs. In 2021, I was appointed as Project Manager and recruited a team of 3 project coordinators and 5 sessional members of staff who supported the project in reaching 120,000 young people.

The possibilities with the Stand Up! project are endless and so is the professional development of all staff involved. Below are some unique responsibilities and experiences that are coupled with this role:

Various and widely different project and programming opportunities – this can include working with schools, theatres, social media platforms, think tanks, sports clubs, anti-discrimination projects and initiatives, as well as a wide range of collaborative opportunities!
Representing the project at key events – this includes conferences, panels and presenting to MPs, partner organisations and other stakeholders.
Working alongside passionate and talented individuals in a pleasant and positive environment.
Gaining transferable and essential skills, from presentation, communication, networking, monitoring and evaluation and the list goes on!
Making a difference – the daily rewards you reap from knowing the impact that the work has on individuals and groups impacted by serious issues.

Some press articles about our work

TO APPLY

Please submit your CV together with a cover letter. Additionally, please introduce yourself to us in a brief video up to 60 seconds long.

Send to: info@standupeducation.org

The deadline for applications Is 20th December 2024.