Restless Development
Youth Power Coordinator
About Restless Development
Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the
issues that young people care about the most. We also run the Youth Collective a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.
Our approach to safeguarding
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the
communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
About the role
The £4.5m Young Gamechangers Fund (YGF) is an exciting UK funding initiative that provides grants of up to £20,000 a year to young people transforming communities into safer, more sustainable and more inclusive places to live. Funding is provided by the Co-op Foundation, Co-op and fund, and is delivered in partnership by Restless Development, Global Fund for Children and the Co-op Foundation. In addition to funding, successful applicants also get access to peer support networks, training and mentoring. Importantly, the fund is co-designed with young activists, through a Youth Steering Group.
All elements of the programme are youth-led and grantee centred, with a commitment to seeking input from young people at all stages.
The Youth Power Coordinator will play a leading role in ensuring that our diverse group of grantees – the Young Gamechangers receive the support, training and guidance they need to help their vision come to life. The Young Gamechangers are active across the length and breadth of the country, and a whole range of issues, whether that be
addressing the needs of working class Northern Muslim women; supporting young trans people; eradicating fly tipping; or drawing from their lived experience to support other autistic young people.
We are looking for someone who is excited by youth leadership and wants to support young people to drive positive social change in communities across the UK. You might have worked in the youth sector already or been a young volunteer or activist yourself. You are organised and can manage multiple tasks, enjoy helping people work through strategic and operational challenges and are comfortable with getting on the phone or online to speak to people at short notice.
The role will involve working closely with colleagues based within Global Fund for Children (GFC), our delivery partner on the fund. It will be part of Restless Development s growing team in the UK that supports our network of young leaders.
Job title: Youth Power Coordinator
Location: London
Salary: £30,893 (gross annual amount)
Preferred start date: ASAP
Length of contract: Fixed-term until August 2026
Reports to: Head of UK and European Programmes
Expected travel: Regular travel within the UK; including occasionally at weekends
(Please note applicants must have the right to work in the UK).
Key responsibilities
1. Development and delivery of the support offer
Coordination of the support offer, ensuring systems, processes andguidance are in place to support the delivery for all elements, including the one-to-one support; mentoring; training; and networking.
Play a leading role in further developing the Support Offer to granteesbased on emerging needs, feedback and learning
Working with staff and consultants to design and deliver training for the Young Gamechangers, both online and in-person, and other resources
Support and where required, lead on the organisation of in-person and online events, including celebration events bringing together cohorts of Young Gamechangers
Ensure that all training and other events are accessible for all participants, working with safeguarding and other colleagues where required.
2. Network building and support for grantees
Build strong trust-based relationships with grantees, scheduling regular connections both in-person and online
Working with grantees to establish specific support needs, and identifying mentoring, training and resources to address these allowing each grantee to get the most out of their grant
Working closely with colleagues, including safeguarding leads, to ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of grantees and young people involved in the fund
Helping to build an active network of Young Gamechangers by providing opportunities for them to connect, share and learn from each other working closing with the wider UK Youth Power team, and the global Youth Collective
3. Support the wider delivery of the fund
Working with other members of the YGF team, including colleagues at GFC and the Youth Steering Group, to support the participatory co-design process, and youth-led grant-making.
Working with the Communications team to highlight case studies and support youth-led storytelling, in line with the communications strategy
Working with the Evaluation and Learning Coordinator to ensure monitoring, evaluation and learning data is effectively captured
4. Other
Work closely with colleagues to understand the changing youth sector landscape in the UK, helping to identify and develop partnership opportunities with other UK-based organisations
Contributing to agency wide learning, working with colleagues across the global agency to build expertise in funding and supporting youth social action
You will occasionally be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which time off in lieu will be granted
Other duties as required
About you
We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our Values and behaviours.
Head: We are experts in our lived realities. We innovate and try new things without fear of failure.
Heart: Youth Power is at the heart of everything we do. We prioritise the wellbeing of all our people, supporting young leaders to thrive.
Hands: We collaborate and shift power with young people and communities. We connect, nurture, celebrate and fund young leaders.
Voice: We are honest and transparent. We use our voice for what is right.
Skills and experience
Essential
Experience of mobilising and supporting young people from diverse communities in the UK to take social action (e.g. through campaigning, organising or volunteering)
Experience in working with young people from underserved communities within the UK (such as those who have experienced racism and discrimination)
Experience of organising events, and in designing and facilitating training
Strong project coordination and time management skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt information so that it is accessible for a diverse group of people
Belief in the values of Restless Development and ability to uphold them personally
Desirable
Experience of supporting grantees, or experience of receiving a grant for a social
action project
Experience of creating engaging communications content, such as newsletters
and blogs
Experience in building and maintaining networks
Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.
What we do for you
Remuneration
We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.
Values and Culture
At Restless Development, we re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.
Work-life Balance
It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:
24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
Birthday Leave
Access to flexible working.
Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leaveallowances.
Professional Development
Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff . click apply for full job details
