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Ruhama is an Irish NGO and registered charity that offers nationwide support to women impacted by prostitution, sex trafficking and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Founded in 1989, our organisation has extensive expertise in providing a wide range of specialist, holistic support services. Our services are  freeconfidential,  and delivered by a  committed and experienced team. Ruhama also advocates to influence policy that supports and protects women. Ruhama is recruiting for the following positions:

Applications are now invited for the following positions:

  • Trainer (Full-time, Fixed term 1 year) – Deadline Thursday 16 May 2024, 12pm
  • Head of Services (Full-time, Permanent) – Deadline Thursday 23 May 2024, 4pm

Full details can be found below.


Trainer

Full-time Fixed Term – 1 year

(May 2024 – May 2025 with strong possibility of full-time Permanent role)

Ruhama is expanding our service, and we are offering an exciting opportunity to join our valued team. This role is an integral part of Ruhama’s service provision and will provide the successful candidates with the chance to acquire and use a range of skills in addition to excellent exposure, experience, and support.
Ruhama deliver a range of training packages in sexual exploitation and trauma informed care to frontline
practitioners including statutory, health and voluntary organisations. This role will be responsible for developing Ruhama’s national training programme by designing, delivering, and evaluating training. This is your chance to become part of a supportive and nurturing environment in an enthusiastic and dynamic team that makes a difference every day in the lives of vulnerable women. Ruhama offers a generous benefits package and some flexibility with supervision provided.

Details

  • Full-Time role – 35 hours per week
  • Competitive Salary Scale – €39,500 – €46,600
    Benefits of working with Ruhama:
  • 25 days annual leave per annum.
  • 3 additional privilege days per annum.
  • WFH options – 1 day per week following successful probation.
  • Ruhama operates a contributory pension scheme, which all employees may join on completion of successful probation period (Permanent roles only).
  • Death in Service Benefit through our pension scheme: Available for all employees after 6 months to the value of 4 times annual salary.
  • Ruhama pay maternity leave at full salary (less Social Welfare benefits) for the period of the 26 weeks paid leave (subject to 1+ year service).
  • Parent’s Leave: 7 weeks’ leave topped up to full salary during the first 2 years of a child’s life or in the case of adoption, within 2 years of the placement of the child with the family for eligible employees.
  • Travel Supports: Bike-to-work schemes and tax saver commuter tickets.
  • Employee Assistance Programme with VHI.
  • Suite of Training Programmes to develop skillset as part of induction and ongoing CPD.

Application Process

Completed and signed Application Forms should be submitted by email to [email protected] by 12:00pm on Thursday 16th May 2024.

Ruhama is an equal opportunity employer.

Head of Services

Full-time Permanent

Ruhama is delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Head of Services to join our team and to lead our progressive services department. Ruhama is an Irish NGO that offers support to individuals impacted by prostitution, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. This role offers the selected individual the exciting opportunity to develop the growth and expansion of Ruhama’s services on a nationwide scale and to provide strategic leadership, oversight and innovative thinking to its services offering.
Reporting to and deputising for the CEO, this role encompasses leadership and oversight of all Ruhama’s service provision to those impacted by prostitution and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The Head of Services will support the CEO in planning and activity to ensure organisation structure and accountabilities are aligned with strategic and operational requirements, implementing improvements and changes as required.

Details:

  • Full-time Role – 35 hours per week
  • Location – 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2
  • Salary will be in the region of €65K+ DOE
    Benefits of working with Ruhama:
  • 25 days annual leave per annum.
  • 3 additional privilege days per annum.
  • WFH options – 1 day per week following successful probation period.
  • Contributory 5% pension scheme, which all employees may join on completion of successful probation
    period.
  • Death in Service Benefit available for all employees after 6 months (successful probation period) to the value
    of 3 times annual salary.
  • Travel Supports: Bike-to-work schemes and tax saver commuter tickets.
  • Employee Assistance Programme with VHI.
  • Suite of Training Programmes to develop skillset as part of induction and ongoing CPD.

Application Process

Completed and signed Application Forms should be submitted by email to [email protected] for the attention of Adrienne. Deadline for submitting applications is Thursday 23rd May 2024, 4pm (GMT).

Ruhama is an equal opportunity employer.

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