Project Coordinator

Charity Jobs NI is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of HarmonI for a Project Coordinator to lead the design, development and delivery of Moving On: Breaking Free From Homelessness — a five-year project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

This is an exciting, purpose-driven opportunity for someone with strong project leadership and a passion for helping people. The Project Coordinator will work with men experiencing homelessness at HarmonI’s Utility Street Men’s Homeless Hostel, Belfast, supporting clients to become more resilient and ready to move on from emergency accommodation into a tenancy of their choosing.

Depending on your background, you may have worked in similar roles such as Project Manager, Programme Manager, Service Coordinator, Homelessness Project Manager, Tenancy Sustainment Coordinator, Resettlement Project Lead, Supported Housing Project Coordinator or Programme Coordinator (Homelessness).

Location

Utility Street Hostel, Belfast, with flexibility to travel to other sites as required.

Hours of Work

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Contract

Permanent, subject to successful completion of probation period.

Salary and Benefits

£33,500 per annum, plus benefits. The role includes additional benefits such as an annual car allowance, enhanced sick pay, health insurance and death in service benefit.

The Organisation

HarmonI is a values-led organisation with a long heritage of delivering accommodation-based support and care to people who live with a disability or experience societal disadvantage. Applicants should be aligned to HarmonI’s values, including dignity and respect, learning and reflection, working together, and commitment to quality care and support.

The Role

In this Project Coordinator role, you will oversee a programme designed to equip single men experiencing homelessness with the skills, knowledge and resources required to secure and sustain independent tenancies. Delivery will include seminars, workshops and one-to-one support, alongside activities to improve mental and physical health.

A significant element of this post will involve working with HarmonI’s Corporate Team to source funding and support the organisation’s strategic objective of becoming a “private landlord with purpose” — buying, renovating and managing properties to support move-on accommodation for clients leaving emergency settings.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee a programme to support men experiencing homelessness to improve confidence, quality of life and mental wellbeing, and develop the knowledge and skills to secure and maintain permanent housing and employment.
Produce outcome planning for each participant, supporting clients to document a measurable personal plan and track progress.
Coordinate with key workers to develop client plans, which may include improved mental and physical health, combating addictions, relationships, training/employment/volunteering, community citizenship, and finding and sustaining permanent tenancies.
Recruit and supervise volunteers.
Organise and engage sessional workers to deliver an in-house programme that improves physical and mental health and builds resilience and coping strategies.
Signpost clients to other supports, services and projects as required.
Organise, plan, deliver and evaluate the programme with clients (including timetables, attendance, generating new ideas, organising in-house events/outings, and providing feedback on progress).
Evaluate the programme and provide detailed progress updates every 6 months across the five-year cycle, including a final reporting piece capturing outcomes for participants.
Produce annual reporting required by the National Lottery Community Fund, working with Utility Street Hostel management and HarmonI Finance to ensure timely submission and ongoing funding release.
Contribute to the Loans to Acquire Move On Accommodation (LAMA) workstream, supporting the case for funding to enable purchase and renovation of properties.
Work with the Corporate Team to contribute to the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) (a wholly owned subsidiary) focused on buying, renovating and renting accommodation as a “landlord with purpose”.
Maintain project administration and records, provide relevant information to HR/Finance/Payroll in a timely way, and continually review areas of responsibility for improvement.
Demonstrate financial acumen, strong IT competency, analytical and problem-solving capability, and confident communication at all levels.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Minimum of 4 GCSEs at grades A–C including English and Maths (or equivalent / QCF Level 2).
Demonstrable experience of working with people in a social or societal exclusion setting (e.g. special housing, residential work, or another supportive environment).
Demonstrable experience in the delivery of projects from design to successful implementation.
Demonstrable experience in preparing successful business cases including complex budgeting outputs.
Demonstrable experience working with statutory, private and voluntary funders.
A genuine interest in helping vulnerable people make changes towards independent living.
Proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficiency in managing people.
Awareness of legislative requirements for working with vulnerable adults.
Ability to deliver detailed presentations to a wide range of stakeholders and funders.
Ability to oversee the creation and delivery of engagement programmes in a way that reflects the client group’s capacity.
Flexibility to work as required to meet the needs of the programme.

Desirable Criteria

Third level qualification in a relevant field of study.
Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and/or vulnerable client groups within a hostel or supported housing setting.
Experience in, or contribution to, a working group connected to corporate governance and establishing a new corporate entity.
Full, clean driving licence.

Pre-Employment Checks

This post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred Adult List Access NI check. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to appointment.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about delivering impactful solutions to homelessness and supporting people to move towards independent living, we would love to hear from you.

Simply apply now with your CV to register your interest. A member of the Charity Jobs NI team will be in touch to discuss your application and guide you through the next steps of the process.

Applications will be reviewed and processed on receipt, therefore early application is advised.

Charity Jobs NI is proud to be supporting HarmonI as recruitment partner for this vacancy.

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