Care-Experienced Engagement Coordinator - Speaking for Ourselves @ Coram

Speaking for Ourselves – The Living History of the Care Experienced Movement @ Coram Job Title: Care Experienced Engagement Coordinator - Speaking for Ourselves Contract – Fixed-Term (Until the end of June 2029) Hours - 28 hours per week (Monday to Friday with occasional evening/ weekend work) Salary - £28,800 pro rata (£36,000 FTE) Location – Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ. (with national travel as required) Speaking for Ourselves is an exciting new programme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund that will collect and share the history of the care-experienced campaigning movement since the 1970s. It was conceived within the care-experienced community, emerging from long-standing discussions about how poorly the history of the care-experienced campaigning movement has been recorded—and how easily its achievements risk being forgotten. This important programme puts the voice of people with lived experience of care at the centre. The Speaking for Ourselves programme delivered by Coram is guided by a majority care-experienced Programme Board and aims to work with the wider care experienced community. The Programme Board has an advisory and representative role, to guide the successful delivery of the programme and make key decisions that shape its impact. Speaking for Ourselves will: Engage care-experienced communities through workshops, open submissions, commissions, partnerships, and outreach Collect, record, and digitise documents, photographs, letters, publications, and objects Conduct personal history interviews with people involved in campaigns and efforts for change Commission written pieces to fill gaps in the historical record Create a permanent digital archive Produce podcasts, a moveable display, a school’s module, and a toolkit for Children in Care Councils Deliver three national events (one per year) Build a lasting resource for policymakers, educators, researchers, and future campaigners About the role The Care Experienced Engagement Coordinator role presents a unique opportunity to work directly with the care experienced community to bring to life this untold history. The role will hold primary responsibility for the engagement with the community, and care experienced individuals and allies including outreach, liaison and ongoing relationship management. Along with the team they will need to ensure the programme is delivered sensitively and embed a trauma informed approach. We are looking for a person who has direct experience of successfully working with diverse groups of people with lived experience of the care system – personally or professionally, along with experience of working with young people and adults to develop and deliver projects preferably in a heritage / creative context. The post holder will report to the Programme Manager, and will be responsible for working with them, the team, the Programme Board and Coram to deliver the programme. For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification. Coram understands that people with lived experience of the care system may face barriers to and in employment. Recognising that such experience could be an asset to this programme (and may bring valuable skills, knowledge, insights and approaches directly relevant to the programme’s success), we particularly welcome and encourage applications from care-experienced individuals. We guarantee an interview for care experienced applicants who meet the person specification. To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application. Closing date: 8th September 2026 Interview date: 15th September at the Coram Campus, London WC1 We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 312278 .