This is an excellent opportunity to join Trócaire’s Standards and Compliance Unit (SCU), part of our Corporate Services division.
About Trócaire Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. We work towards five goals: • Promote Access to Justice; • Achieve Climate & Environmental Justice; • Ensure Women & Girls’ Protection, Voice & Influence; • Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and • Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability. The Role This role sits in the Standards and Compliance Unit (SCU), a control and consulting unit established within the Corporate Services division and a key element of Trócaire’s governance framework. The Standards and Compliance Unit ensures that Trócaire’s core value of Accountability is embedded in all the work that Trócaire does, whilst supporting Trócaire to become a resilient and agile organisation. As maternity cover, this role will:
The role will report to Head of Standards and Compliance. The role is based in Maynooth or Belfast. |
Sage Advocacy: Regional Advocate and other roles – deadline Monday 3rd November
Sage Advocacy’s mission is to promote, protect and safeguard the rights and dignity of older people, vulnerable adults, and healthcare patients through individual and systemic advocacy. In the context of recent and planned legislative, health and social care developments, of growing demand for our services and of our 2nd Statement of Strategy ‘The Next Stage’, Sage is now recruiting for the following roles:
Training & Education Coordinator x1
The primary purpose of the Training & Education Coordinator is to lead the development and delivery of induction and ongoing training for Sage Advocacy staff and volunteers.
Regional Advocate (Various Areas)
The purpose of the Regional Advocate is to lead on complex advocacy cases supported by case management, safeguarding, legal and data analysis skills. Secondary purposes include: provision of support and advocacy services to key groups and individuals such as survivors of institutional abuse and vulnerable older people with little or no circle of support; growing awareness of Sage Advocacy and its services at regional level; developing a deep understanding of and strong working relationships with the structures and systems of the emerging HSE Regional Health Authorities; 'mapping' service providers and resources based on national guidelines; identifying and developing opportunities to tackle systemic issues at regional and national levels.
Information Support & Advocacy Coordinator x 1
The purpose of Information Support & Advocacy Coordinator (ISAC) is to directly provide an information and support service for callers to Sage Advocacy, to coordinate the provision of a wide range of information resources and support services that may be required by clients, ensure linkages with relevant service providers and manage referrals to Regional Advocates and associated casework support and quality audit where necessary. The ISAC will act as a first point of contact with Sage Advocacy, answering and screening calls to the National Office and alerting the Information & Support Service Manager in a timely fashion regarding any significant issues or trends or information disclosed which may provide grounds for safeguarding concerns.