Youth, Gender And Community Engagement Coordinator

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, detailed CV, expected salary, and proof of similar work completed to careers@inable.org. The application deadline is 13th October, 2026. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

Prove You Can Move Safeguarding From Policy To Practice

This role sits at the intersection of disability inclusion, gender equality and safeguarding, so the hiring panel will be looking for evidence that you have handled real cases, real accommodations and real community relationships — not just theory. Your application needs to show you can hold confidentiality, coordinate across partners, and keep young women with disabilities at the centre of decisions.

1. Lead with safeguarding casework: Your CV should clearly state how many safeguarding concerns you have received, how you escalated them, and what referral pathways you used. Hiring managers for this role want to see you understand separation of duties and survivor-centred approaches. Mention any training in PSEA, psychosocial first aid or case referral, and note if you have maintained secure records. Avoid vague phrases like 'handled sensitive issues' — name the framework or protocol you followed.

2. Quantify your inclusion reach: Instead of saying you 'worked with OPDs', specify how many organisations you partnered with, how many young persons with disabilities you reached, and what changed as a result. For example, 'Coordinated outreach that engaged 120 young women with disabilities across three counties' is far stronger than 'did outreach'. This role targets young women specifically, so break down your numbers by gender and disability type where possible. The panel will probe whether you can track participation against targets.

3. Show you can budget and deliver accommodations: This job requires coordinating accessible formats, captioning, sign-language interpretation, transport and venue access with Finance and service providers. On your CV, highlight instances where you planned and delivered reasonable accommodations on time and within budget. Be ready to explain how you assessed needs with participants and reviewed whether the support actually worked. Interviewers often ask for a concrete example of an accommodation that was challenging to arrange.

4. Demonstrate gender-responsive programming: The role is a gender focal point, so you must show you can integrate gender analysis, set targets and mitigate risks across workstreams. Describe a programme where you identified a barrier affecting young women with disabilities and adapted recruitment, scheduling or communication to address it. Use language like 'intersectional' and 'rights-based' only if you can back it up with actions. The panel will listen for how you involved women-led organisations in leadership pathways.

5. Prepare for ethical storytelling questions: You will coordinate stories of change, so expect questions on informed consent, dignity and confidentiality. Think of a time you collected or used a story and explain how you obtained consent, stored the material and protected the storyteller's identity. If you have used qualitative data collection or youth advisory mechanisms, bring that up. The hiring team wants to see you can balance powerful narratives with safeguarding.

6. Map your multi-location coordination: The posting mentions coordinating across programme locations, so show you can manage calendars, contact protocols and attendance records with delivery and MEL teams. Give an example of how you kept multiple partners aligned on selection criteria and targets. Mention any tools you used — like shared trackers or feedback loops — to ensure community concerns led to visible responses. This proves you can handle the logistics without losing the human touch.

7. Address the 8–10 year experience bar directly: With that level of experience expected, your cover letter should narrate a clear progression from community engagement to coordination and focal-point responsibilities. Pick two or three roles that show increasing responsibility in youth, gender, disability or safeguarding. Do not just list duties — explain the decisions you made and the outcomes you achieved. If some experience is in a different sector, draw a straight line to how it prepared you for this role.

8. Use the rolling interview to your advantage: Because interviews are conducted on a rolling basis, submit your application as soon as possible and keep your documents ready for a quick turnaround. Prepare a short case study of a safeguarding or inclusion challenge you solved, and rehearse it aloud. Know your expected salary and be ready to justify it with your experience and the scope of this role. Follow up politely if you have not heard back within two weeks, and continue applying elsewhere while you wait.