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Exciting new opportunity to do research with FbRN in association with Goldsmiths, University of London We are looking for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate to work with our 'Faith Organisations Becoming Visible Programme'. This is a 1 year fixed term 0.4 of full-time equivalent post. VISIBLE is a quality assurance assessment tool designed by the highly respected community sector support organization, Community Matters and endorsed by the Charity Commission, and the Local Government Association. The FbRN Programme will assess the value of VISIBLE to faith based organisations, and, working closely with Community Matters and the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, will adapt the VISIBLE process so that faith based organisations can use it more effectively. The Research Associate will work as part of the FbRN team to assist in a) identifying the barriers presented by local faith based organisations to meeting quality standards: b) identifying quality standard evidence required by potential partner organisations including government and funders: c) identifying adaptations required to the VISBLE process in order for it to be an effective framework for faith based organisations: d) identifying a methodology to promote the use value and purpose of quality standards among faith based organisations: e) researching the reflective practice methods and their impact within a quality standards framework among faith based organisations. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual. You will have experience of working in both mainstream and the faith based part of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). You will gain skills in: evaluation, specifically in designing and carrying out an evaluation of a project as it is happening; experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team; and of running small-scale events such as focus groups. Your knowledge base will be enhanced in terms of the VCS more widely and specifically the factors affecting faith based organisations, including those related to public policy. You will be employed by Goldsmiths, and working for FbRN. You will be supported by Dr Adam Dinham, Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths and FbRN staff. The pay scale for this post will be between £23,572 and £26,201 pro rata, including London weighting. Job description and application form available from the Goldsmiths website http://www.gold.ac.uk/jobs/ the reference number is PAC000008 Thank you Philip. Best wishes Jane Winter VISIBLE Programme Manager Faith Based Regeneration Network 12-20 Baron Street, London N1 9LL Tel: 0207 837 3065 Mob: 07734 962140 Email: [log in to unmask] www.fbrn.org.uk <http://www.fbrn.org.uk/> FbRN : the leading national multi faith network for community development, regeneration and social action, is a company limited by guarantee no. 5028047 and a registered charity, no. 1107076 This message has been scanned for viruses by Viatel MailControl <http://viatel.mailcontrol.com/> , a service from Viatel <http://www.viatel.com/> .