Co-Chair of the NCS Trust Youth Voice Advisory Board & Adviser to the Royal Charter body Board (RCbB)

Role: Co-Chair of the NCS Trust Youth Voice Advisory Board & Adviser to the Royal Charter body Board (RCbB)Offer type: This is a FTC due to begin in September 2024 until October 2025Salary: £28,075.00Location: This is a remote role *, based nationally (expected travel often to London but can be elsewhere once a month)Hours: The equivalent of 1.5 days working days/week minimum. Some availability during core working hours, 10 am-4 pm, Monday to Thursday; however, we offer flexibility for studies and other work. One evening once/twice a month ( for online calls) Approx 4 Saturdays a year (for in-person Youth Advisory Board meetings)NCS Trust is an equal opportunities employer, embracing diversity and inclusion. At NCS we respect and value differences in people and all hires are made on merit.We particularly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from an ethnically diverse background, or people with disabilities, as these groups are currently underrepresented particularly in our leadership.We are committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace and are a signatory to the Race at Work Charter from Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network; and the Disability Confident Committed employer scheme.Role PurposeTo Co-Chair and coordinate engagement with the Youth Voice Advisory Board and shape the Youth Voice Strategic approach of the NCS TrustTo sit on the RCb Board as a Youth Advisor, ensuring NCS embeds youth voice within all strategic decision-making.Key activitiesChampioning the voice of young people within NCS Trust as the Co-Chair of the Youth Voice Advisory Board:RCbBLeading and shaping the delivery of youth perspective to the RCb Board, acting as the primary conduit between the Youth Voice Advisory Board and the RCb BoardPrepare for RCb Board meetings, working with mentors to support your development.Attend strategic RCb Board away days and meetings to ensure youth voice is represented and amplified.InternalChair YAB meetings in an inclusive and empowering manner that helps other members of the Youth Voice Advisory Board to contribute and developVisit NCS programmes to understand NCS's impact and where it can improve.Bring recommendations and feedback to the Senior Leadership Team and RCb Board on various issues relating to the evolution of the NCS programme and how Young People experience it.Prepare for and attend key meetings and interactions to ensure youth perspective is influential across key aspects of NCS Trust’s work;Advocate for meaningful youth voice practice across the Trust and support effective engagement.ExternalEngage in sector networks to represent NCS, align youth strategies, and share good practice.Act as a spokesperson for NCS Trust on key issuesRepresenting NCS externallyMeasures of successAll RCb Board Away Days attendedEngaged in and influenced key strategic conversations with the RCb BoardChaired and facilitated Youth Voice Advisory Board meetingsWorked with internal teams to help embed Youth Voice and engage the Youth Advisory BoardAttended external events as a representative of NCSAttended NCS programme visits and can reflect feedback into NCS Trust decisionsSupported the Trust's understanding of Youth Voice and young people's challenges and prioritisesAttended and contributed to Senior Leadership Team youth voice updatesContributed to the development of the NCS Trust’s Youth Voice strategyEnsured the Youth Advisory Board was kept engaged in several projectsSupported the continuous development of youth voice engagement resources, frameworks, and ways of workingSupported driving and sharing youth voice best practices across NCS partners/stakeholders and other sectors.Provisional dates for Royal Charter body Board meetings for 2025 are:Wednesday 2nd AprilWednesday 18th and Thursday 19th JuneWednesday 24th SeptemberWednesday 3rd DecemberExperience & QualificationsEssential:Must have had NCS experienceAbility to reflect and draw upon experiences of their own and others and passionately represent those experiences and insight.We seek candidates from regions outside London to enhance our representation and understanding of communities across England.Desirable:Experience participating in youth engagement activities, including experience working with/supporting other young people to represent their views to policy and strategic decision-makers;Understanding of and thoughts about youth, education and social policy in the UK and how they might relate to NCSDemonstrate how your experiences and ways of working align with the NCS Trust value* Please see the bottom of this documentOur benefits include28 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holiday entitlements.5 Volunteer daysEnhanced Maternity/Paternity/New parental (Subject to 1 year of service) payLife Assurance24/7 access to an Employee Assistance ProgramAccess to a self-directed learning and development platformAccess to a national discount platform, shared with one family memberDiscounted Eye CareCycle to work schemeYou can request flexible working immediatelyWell being daysProcessClosing: Friday the 11th of October at 11.59 pmInterview week of October 28th and November 4thWe would like the person to be on board the week of December 2nd.All NCS Trust employees have a basic check as a minimum. Any roles which involve regular face to face contact with Young People or access to schools will require an enhanced check.