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Role:               Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Coordinator

Based:            Remote

Rate:                   £18 - £20 umb

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Temp for 3 months

Hours:             35 hours per week (condensed hours over 4 days considered)

Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity, is looking to recruit a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Coordinator to offer coordination and project management support to ensure the successful delivery of Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) in line with statutory guidance..

Synopsis of duties:

Responsible for holding a number of DHR cases.

Act as the lead contact for queries regarding specific DHR cases for panel members and relevant Community Safety Partnership Leads (CSP).

Liaise with the CSP lead for each DHR case and ensure they are kept up to date with the progress of the review and/or any changes.

To identify partner agencies to attend DHRs and liaise with CSP Leads and members of staff to secure membership.

Liaise with CSP Leads, statutory and voluntary agencies, and local community groups to explain the DHR processes, collate information and chase for any outstanding material.

Review all information provided by external agencies for review by the DHR Chairs. Support agencies with information requests including one-to-one IMR development training, reviewing, and providing feedback.

Liaise with DHR Chairs and DHR Manager to monitor and update progress against each review case and ensure issues are escalated.

Prepare and format various documents as required with the use of templates and circulate papers ahead of meetings.

Schedule panel meetings with DHR Chairs and CSP Leads ensuring all necessary arrangements.

To produce minutes including agreed actions and circulate them to relevant agencies for all panel meetings and interviews.

Proofread and provide quality assurance on Overview Reports to DHR Chairs around formatting and grammatical accuracy, citations, and research resources.

Coordinate and attend interviews with the families and friends of victims and perpetrators, taking minutes and providing support to the DHR Chairs.

Ensure that essential information of a sensitive and/or personal nature is not disclosed to or discussed with, inappropriate persons and that all information is maintained in accordance with Standing Together standards and policies.

Maintain records and information for the purpose of internal and external monitoring and evaluation of DHR records.

Offer support to the DHR manager with any ongoing research, reports or reviews of DHRs as required.

Offer support to the DHR manager with the development and delivery of training on DHRs as required.

Support the DHR manager and team with any ad hoc tasks or support as required

Essential Requirements:

A thorough understanding of domestic abuse, its dynamics and its impact on survivors.

An understanding of the coordinated community response (CCR) to domestic abuse and commitment to all aspects of partnership working to improve that response.

A good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, especially in relation to domestic abuse.

Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills, with demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.

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