Programme Executive/snr Executive

**Resilience Collective **(“RC”) is a non-profit organisation anchored by a peer-driven network.

We focus on recovery and resilience education, peer support and stigma reduction. RC provides a platform where persons in recovery are empowered to help themselves and others, to give and receive support while exploring strategies for moving from illness to wellness, and from surviving to thriving. Through co-production, we bring diverse perspectives together and harness our unique lived experiences and expertise to co-produce personal and sustainable solutions for mental wellness and recovery. RC is a registered charity and member organisation of NCSS.

**Job Purpose**: To curate, organise and support creative recovery-focused programmes (Touchpoints) and peer support activities (Circles of Resilience groups) to engage the Resilience Collective peer community and others. To advocate the value of lived experience and the peer voice and to reflect RC’s recovery focussed values when promoting the RC community.

**Key Responsibilities**:
1. Contribute to conceptualising and planning content for creative recovery-focused activities to facilitate social support and networking for the peer community
- Work with contributors from the peer community to plan and develop content for creative recovery-focused activities to benefit other peers
- Support in co-facilitation of Circles of Resilience groups and other programmes and events
- Liaise with external partners who can contribute expertise or conduct recovery-focused activities for peers (e.g. art therapy, mental health themed art gallery tour, PhotoStory projects etc)
- Be involved in the conceptualisation and review of programme with fellow colleagues from the Programmes and Community Assets department.
- Support the conceptualisation of evaluation and feedback from peers and other volunteers.

2. Be responsible for coordinating and executing recovery-focused activities for peers, including:

- Scheduling and publicising calendar of activities
- Managing sign-ups and administrative communication with attendees
- Coordinating activity logistics and operation
- Leading activities and engaging peers during the activities
- Prepare brief highlights for progress reports and publicity purposes
- Work with the Strategies and Partnership department on marketing content.

3. Administrative support for peer-related programmes, which may include:

- Coordination and liaison in respect of training programmes
- Support the administration, collection, and documentation, of evaluation and feedback from peers and other volunteers on the activities conducted

**Personal & Interpersonal Attributes**:

- Personal recovery experience of mental health issue (preferred)
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and responsible with excellent team-working skills
- An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, Resilience Collective’s vision and mission

**Work-Related Skills & Knowledge**:

- Experience in organising, coordinating and leading activities to engage individuals from the mental health community
- Strong facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and build rapport and relationships with individuals from different backgrounds

Detail-oriented, organised and meticulous

**Education**:
O Levels / A Levels / Diploma / Degree

**Experience**:
At least 2 years of experience in community engagement

**Special Certification(s)**:
Peer Support Specialist Certificate (preferred)