Job Vacancy: Programme Co-ordinator, Disability Wales

Author: Disability Wales

Are you passionate about disability rights and equality, and driving more diverse representation in politics and public life in Wales? This could be the role for you!

Position: Programme Co-ordinator

Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 FTE

Hours: 18 hours, with flexible working

Responsible to: Programmes Manager (WEN) & senior staff member in each organisation (this is a matrix-managed role)

Contract type: Fixed term to December 2027

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 22nd April.

Online interview: week commencing 21st April 2025.

The post-holder must be a disabled person. If you do not identify as a disabled person but are interested in this position, check in with our partner organisations, Eyst, Stonewall Cymru and WEN Wales, who are advertising other positions as part of the programme.

About Equal Power Equal Voice

The Equal Power Equal Voice (EPEV) programme provides mentoring, training and peer-networking opportunities to ethnic minority people, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, women and people with any combination of these identities across Wales. This important and unique programme is delivered in a strong and established partnership with Disability Wales, Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST), Stonewall Cymru and Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales.

The EPEV programme aims to ensure more diverse representation in politics and public life by strengthening the knowledge and skills of those who aspire to be there, while learning from and being supported by those who have achieved positions of power, influence and authority in the face of these challenges.

You will build on the success of the previous EPEV programme cycle, which ran between 2021-2024. They will bring enthusiasm and innovation to ensure the next EPEV programme cycle (2025-2028) is efficient and effective and provides the best possible experience to mentees and mentors, paving a direct route to seeing greater diversity in political and public life in Wales.

The EPEV programme is made possible through funding from the Welsh Government and The National Lottery.

This role is part of a collaborative effort, with Programme Co-ordinators being based at each of the partner organisations.

About the role

The Programme Co-ordinator will work alongside similar post-holders at EYST and Stonewall Cymru, WEN Wales and will support WEN’s Programmes Manager to deliver in partnership the Equal Power Equal Voice programme.

You will lead on recruiting and supporting the cohort of approximately 25 pairs of mentees and mentors from your organisation. You will support the Programmes Manager in delivering all events within the programme and will attend events online and in person across Wales, and approximately once a year in London.

With a proven track record of delivering projects, you will be dynamic, organised, a good communicator and able to connect people to help them achieve their goals. You will be extremely motivated, able to work on your own initiative and be ready to join a high-performing yet fun and supportive team who are all committed to equality.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who have lived experience of intersecting discrimination.

Welsh Speaker: Desirable

Essential: Disabled Person with lived experience of disabling barriers

Learn more and apply: https://www.disabilitywales.org/vacancy-programme-co-ordinator/