Partnership for Young London has a range of approaches around young people’s engagement and voice taking place across our work. This includes peer research projects, young people’s advisory boards, work experience and volunteering. This structure aims to create a range of ways in which young people can both lead, influence and shape our work. We have a diverse range of young Londoners who are interested in key areas of work, they meet on a regular basis to support the programmes of work underway. The advisory boards help shape our work, create content and resources, undertake research, attend events, host seminars depending on the nature of the projects. Peer researchers undertake participatory action research with their peers, gaining key skills around research skills, data analysis, fieldwork, leadership, communications and public, influencing and campaigning, and networking among others.
We are looking for someone to join the team to provide additional capacity and skills across our work, working with the team to create more robust youth engagement structures.
Post: Youth Outreach and Participation Officer - Partnership for Young London (PYL)
Accountable to: The Strategic Director
Location: Guildhall, London
Hours: 14 hours per week on a flexible basis, Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,207 pro rata plus 8% pension contribution
Contract: June 2025 until March 2026
Principal duties:
To raise the profile of the needs of young people from diverse communities in London and their experiences of living and trying to work in the capital. Ensuring that their voices and needs influence policy and the work of the organisation. This will focus on expanding the existing youth engagement networks, supporting youth-led research and campaigns, gathering data and insight about and with young people and the support they want in the future.
This will be achieved by:
Developing the youth engagement work for this project with a focus on young people from minoritised communities and with specific needs
Facilitating networks and training sessions with young people to gather their views and ideas for the future.
Developing the social media platforms for young people’s feedback including research and influencing activities and making links with other key groups.
Undertaking research and content development for the Partnership for Young London website and also social media platforms
Ensuring that young people’s voices influence both the operations and governance of Partnership for Young London.
Main tasks:
Youth Voice and Research
To support on the development of youth voice and engagement work including youth-led research
To help facilitate networks with young people to gather their views and influence content, policy and practice.
To profile opportunities available for young people across our work and with wider partners
To develop our youth engagement structures
Communications & Youth Led Research
To develop the social media platforms for youth voice and youth-led research i.e. website, LinkedIn Instagram and twitter
To work across the team at Partnership for Young London to align our youth engagement work
To with other organisations aligned to the ethos of Partnership for Young London’s work on young people’s voice and youth-led research.
To work with other groups of young people to support them to effectively present their data to profile the issues and influence services.
To ensure that the voice of young people is embedded across all strands of the work of Partnership for Young London
Regional Voice and Influence
Partnership Working
Reporting
This post is a 10-month contract and will be offered subject to satisfactory references, DBS checks and a probationary period of one month.
Person Specification
Experience
Experience of working of volunteering with other groups of young people
Experience of social action or campaigning
An interest in gaining more experience in research and campaigning.
Experience of youth engagement
Knowledge
An understanding of the issues facing young people, preferably in London
An understanding of safeguarding with young people
A commitment to equity and inclusion
Skills
Good communication skills
Website and social media skills
Able to develop networks and partnerships with other groups.
The cover letter should cover the following questions.
Why do you feel you have the skill and experience for this role?
What are the key issues facing young Londoners?
What would you like to gain from doing this role?
How would you ensure that young people’s needs are at the core of this work?
Please send your CV and a covering letter in by the 27th May 5pm and interviews will take place via Teams the following week (2nd June )
If you require any reasonable adjustments email: sharon.long@cityoflondon.gov.uk
