Project Specialist

Candidates are required to send their CV and cover letter to: recruitment@effectiveservices.org

CES wishes to recruit an experienced Project Specialist to its staff team. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced practitioner to contribute their skills to a policy and practice environment where creative thinking and innovation is required. The successful candidate will have a strong interest in the development and promotion of evidence-informed policy and services, as well as a clear understanding of the challenges for practitioners engaged in delivering such services. The candidate will be able to apply research in a cross-disciplinary context, making the connection between evidence, implementation and practice. They should have a demonstrated ability to connect practitioners to evidence and support its implementation in real world settings. They will have skills to engage with leaders and practitioners across sectors, creating an environment in which trust is built, and individuals are able to make connections and share challenges and learning. They will deliver training and will lead the delivery of high quality and timely evidence-informed programmes to strengthen organisational capacity, practice, evaluations and policy which promote better outcomes for communities in Northern Ireland and Ireland.