- Contract: Permanent, Monday to Friday, Full-time (part time hours may be available)
- Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (pro-rata for part time hours)
- Location: Flexible. South East, near/commutable to London is preferable
- Working arrangements: Hybrid – home, on-site, with team visits to Glasgow Head Office
- Closing Date for applications: 10th May 2024
Social Marketing Gateway (SMG) is a leading social marketing and behaviour change consultancy. We work with public sector and 3rd sector clients across the UK to support positive behaviour change for individuals and communities.
Training is a core part of our offer to clients. We are an accredited training provider, offering bespoke courses that give public and 3rd sector teams the skills to inspire positive behaviour change. We have trained staff from Local Authorities, Health Boards, Registered Charities, Health & Social Care Partnerships and NHS organisations amongst many others.
A particular focus is our skills training for front line workers and volunteers in Making Every Contact Count (MECC) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). We also deliver training for practitioners in how to scope, develop, deliver, and evaluate behaviour change interventions.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced trainer to join our team to help:
- Deliver the SMG training portfolio
- Contribute to training course design, development, and evaluation – of existing and new courses/topics
- Manage clients and projects, including pre-training needs engagement, champion and stakeholder network development and management
- Develop and grow new business
About you
Essential experience
We are looking for someone with:
- Training, facilitation, and presentation experience (in-person/classroom and online) with different groups (professionals, community workers, volunteers etc.) and group sizes
- Familiarity with instructional techniques and modern (e-learning, online) training methods
- Experience of developing training materials, including eLearning resources
- Experience of/familiarity with behaviour change/social marketing and its application
Although not essential, the following would be useful:
- Knowledge and experience of MECC & MI training – techniques and training delivery
- Public & 3rd sector experience/background – including a good knowledge of how they operate and support local communities
- A training/learning & development qualification
Skills
The right person will have:
- Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders at all levels, and interact with people from diverse nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds
- The ability to adapt and ‘think on their feet’
- Excellent organisational skills
- Good IT skills/proficiency particularly with online meeting/conference software (MS Teams & Zoom), using/connecting to projectors, monitors, and other presentation systems/media
Education Requirements
- Preferably degree educated, ideally (but not essentially) with a relevance to and/or interest in behaviour change/social marketing work and/or public/mental health, e.g. psychology, behavioural economics, public health etc.
What you can expect from us:
- A welcoming and highly supportive team working environment
- On the job training and mentoring
- A company pension
- Hybrid working
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Development opportunities to reach your career aspirations
To apply for the role, please send a CV and cover letter to our HR Team at [email protected] by Friday 10th May 2024.
SMG is committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion - all applications will be considered.