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On Saturday 9 November we held our first outreach event inviting members of our community to join us to find out how they can use their civic and democratic rights as well as to taste the winning cake of our vote – which is better: the Romanian “chec” or the English “cake”. Ahead of the event, to help us to spread the word and to encourage the Romanian community to vote we asked the popular food influencer Barbosu to share the initiative on his social media pages and promote the event.

Over 255 people on his Facebook page voted in the post comments and the Romanian chec was deemed the winner.

Everyone who visited us on the day got the chance to taste a fresh slice of chec, have their picture taken with Barbosu and find out more about getting their voice heard and getting involved in the democratic process. We were happy to find out that most of those we chatted with had registered to vote in elections held in the UK and we reminded them of the need for an accepted form of photo voter ID in order to vote in person.

Our project partners The Romanian Support Network and Romanian Mothers in the UK were also present on the day, and we look forward to our future outreach events.

This event was delivered as part of our civic and democratic participation project funded by the Greater Londoner Authority Democratic Participation Grants Programme.

Sâmbătă nouă noiembrie am gǎzduit primul nostru eveniment de informare în care am invitat membrii comunității sǎ afle mai multe despre drepturile lor civile și democratice și să deguste prajitura câṣtigǎtoare la votuli- care prǎjiturǎ  este mai bunǎ: checul românesc sau “cake-ul” englezesc. Înainte de eveniment și ca sǎ ne ajute sǎ rǎspândim mesajul şi să încurajăm comunitatea românească să voteze am colaborat împreună cu cunoscutul influencer Barbosu care a postat pe paginile lui de social media.

Doar pe pagina lui de facebook a avut peste 255 de voturi în comentarii și checul românesc a fost declarat câștigător.

Toți cei care ne-au vizitat în ziua evenimentului au degustat o felie de chec proaspăt, s-au pozat cu Barbosu și au primit informații legate de cum își pot face vocea auzita şi implica în procesul democratic. Am fost plăcut surprinși să aflăm că majoritatea celor prezenți erau deja înregistrați să voteze în alegerile din UK și le-am amintit de nevoia de a avea cu ei un act de identitate cu poză acceptat pentru a putea vota în persoană.

Alături de noi au fost partenerii noştrii din proiect The Romanian Support Network şi Romanian Mothers in the UK și aşteptǎm cu nerăbdare și evenimentele de informare viitoare.

Acest eveniment a fost livrat ca parte a proiectului de participare civică şi democratică acordat de programul de granturi pentru Participare Democratică al Greater London Authority.

RCCT CIC is recruiting for an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

The role would include but not be limited to:

• Detailed analysis of projects
• Development of monitoring and evaluation methods
• Implementation of monitoring and evaluation methods ad-hoc, weekly, monthly or bi-monthly as the projects demands it
• Preparation of draft and final reports
• Monthly meetings with directors to discuss performance per project and consultancy to improve delivery
• Creating and implementing monitoring forms for evaluation of employees and volunteers

The role is suitable for freelance/self-employed specialist who can use their experience and make full use of the two days per week given to these tasks.

Requirements:

• Experience of at least two years in a similar role
• Strong computer literacy skills including proficiency to a high standard in Windows-based software packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Ability to be patient and thorough when dealing with complex paperwork (relating to both the organisation and the project grants)
• High levels of accuracy and sharp attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written English and Romanian language
• Ability to engage positively and constructively with people at all levels
• Strong organisational skills and efficiency
• Ability to take responsibility for a project and see it through from start to finish
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Resilience to manage multiple demands whilst maintaining an organised work environment
• Experience of working independently and delivering results

Personal Style and Behaviour

• Loyalty
• Integrity
• Ability to relate to people with sensitivity and respect
• Confidentiality, tact and discretion at all times
• Calm nature
• Willingness to be a flexible, helpful member of the staff team
• Ability to use initiative and work independently
• Desire to learn and ability to accept instruction
• Passionate to make a difference working for a small but high-impact community interest company

The role is for one year.

Salary: £20/hour

To apply please email your CV and cover letter to office@rcct.uk by 28 May 2024

About us: RCCT CIC is a not for profit organisation based in Harrow which aims to assist and support the Romanian community. We also promote Romanian culture and traditions while helping our members integrate and be an active part of the overall community. For the past five years we have continued to provide information and advice, run our food hub and warm hub as well as promoting mental health in our community. We are a small but ambitious organisation and if you would like to make a positive change in people’s lives, we look forward to having you join us!

Harrow Council is inviting all its residents that are currently accessing food banks or food hubs to fill in this survey.

The aim is to gather as much feedback as possible in order to have a clear picture of the needs in the borough.

The deadline is Friday 24 February.