Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA)
We are recruiting for an Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) to join our team in The Gaia Centre, Lambeth; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: IGVA
Location: LambethSalary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term (Until March 2025), Full-time
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA).
The IGVA will work closely with victims/survivors of gender-based violence, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support across all risk levels. The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors and to improve agencies responses to DA and VAWG.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.Closing date: 9am on 7 October 2024
Interview date: 9 October 2024
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.