Responsible To: Education & Training Co-Ordinator

Location: Based in Belfast with hybrid working (This is a regional role requiring flexibility to work across Northern Ireland.)

Hours: 37 hours, fixed term until 31st March 2028

Salary: £27,592 - £30,110

Job Details:

The Education Officer will lead on the design, delivery, and development of education and prevention activity under the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls led by The Executive Office (TEO) in Northern Ireland.

The postholder will contribute directly to the strategy’s prevention priority, supporting cultural and attitudinal change by delivering high-quality, trauma‑informed education programmes.

This includes work with schools, youth settings, community groups, professionals, and wider audiences to challenge harmful attitudes, promote healthy relationships, and prevent violence before it occurs.

The role requires a strong understanding of gender‑based violence, effective educational practice, and the Northern Ireland policy and safeguarding context.

Key Responsibilities

Education & Prevention Delivery

• Design, deliver and adapt educational workshops, training sessions and awareness programmes aligned with the EVAWG Strategic Framework and Delivery Plan priorities, particularly prevention and early intervention.
• Deliver age‑appropriate, inclusive and accessible education on topics such as healthy relationships, consent, respect, gender equality, bystander intervention and online harms.
• Ensure all education activity is trauma‑informed, person‑centred and underpinned by feminist and rights‑based principles.

Programme Development

• Contribute to the development of evidence‑based training, session plans and learning resources aligned with TEO EVAWG outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of education programmes using feedback, evaluation data and emerging best practice.
• Adapt materials for delivery across diverse settings including schools, colleges, community organisations and professional audiences.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with schools, youth services, community and voluntary organisations, statutory partners, corporate partners and funders.
• Represent the organisation at meetings, forums and events relating to EVAWG prevention and education.
• Work collaboratively with other EVAWG partners to ensure consistency of messaging and approach across Northern Ireland.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Collect and analyse monitoring and evaluation data to demonstrate impact against EVAWG prevention outcomes.
• Contribute to all reporting requirements for funders, including those linked to TEO EVAWG delivery plans and change funds.
• Use learning and evidence to inform future programme development and policy alignment.

Safeguarding & Professional Practice

• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, confidentiality and ethical practice at all times.
• Respond appropriately to disclosures in line with organisational safeguarding procedures.
• Keep up to date with safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice in Northern Ireland.

Job Description

Application Form

Monitoring Form