Do you have excellent communication skills with the ability to inspire and motivate people?

Tearfund has a vision to see all people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and reaching their God-given potential. The Youth & Emerging Generation (YEG) team exists to guide a young generation to play their part in an end of extreme poverty, inspiring them to live meaningfully as global neighbours.

The successful candidate will inspire and mobilise youth and young adults (11-23 years) to make a whole-life response to poverty through Tearfund primarily through giving, advocacy, prayer and lifestyle change. You will be the face of Tearfund focusing on speaking and engaging youth and young adult audiences at events, conferences, gatherings and within churches,with a focus on relationships in England.

Our ideal candidate will be a committed Christian and have experience in:

• Working in a role engaging with all three of the main audiences, youth, students, young adults and youth leaders
• Making presentations or speaking to audiences of young people and young adults - including making clear invitations to respond, especially through giving.
• Networking and managing relationships with youth and young adult groups and organisations.
• Working to, delivering and reporting on targets.
• Project Management, with the ability to plan and manage multiple projects, events and activities.

If your faith calls you to action, you love working with young people and young adults and you are passionate about seeing people freed from poverty globally, then this is the role for you!

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

Hybrid working: This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from Tearfund's Teddington office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

Please note: This is a part-time, permanent contract working 21 hours per week. The full time salary is £39,313 per annum and the part time salary is £23,587 per annum. Weekend and evening work is occasionally required but time is given in lieu.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.