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South West Community Chaplaincy (SWCC) provides dynamic, holistic support for people navigating the Criminal Justice System. We mentor individuals with criminal convictions to help them safely integrate back into their communities.
The Role
As our Community Connections Co-ordinator, you will inspire faith communities and churches across the South West to get involved. You will lead our volunteer network from start to finish, bringing creative ideas to attract, train, and support passionate people. Our volunteers are the absolute cornerstone of this life-changing work.
- Location: Office base is in Exeter (Covering Devon, Cornwall, and Western Somerset)
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage Communities: Network with churches and faith groups to promote volunteering.
- Manage Volunteers: Oversee recruitment, induction, training, and retention.
- Deliver Training: Upskill local congregations to work safely and effectively with people who have convictions, using SWCC resources.
- Build Safe Spaces: Identify and cultivate welcoming community networks for our clients.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with our Chaplains and other staff to map out local volunteer opportunities.
What we are looking for:
- Faith Alignment: You actively embrace the faith ethos and values of SWCC (Occupational Requirement).
- People Skills: You build positive, authentic relationships with diverse groups of people.
- Creative Mindset: You think outside the box to solve recruitment challenges.
- Flexibility: You are available for occasional weekend work to support community events.
Benefits:
- 12 - 17 days annual leave per annum + 4 – 5 bank holidays
- Pension contribution 6%
- Travel and mileage expenses paid from designated office.
- Flexible working hours
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Bespoke, relational, mentoring for prison leavers, helping them to build a positive, crime-free future, and making our communities safer for all.
Thank you!
Starting Salary: £44,766 - £48,225 (including London weighting)
Contract: Permanent
Location: UK, Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in theLondon Office
Job Profile
This role will lead CAFOD’s policy and advocacy work aimed at tackling the global climate crisis. The post holder will have a solid understanding of debates around climate change, in particular how it impacts climate-vulnerable countries in the Global South. You will bring knowledge of the causes of the climate crisis, and its solutions, particularly global financing needs. Working closely with CAFOD’s overseas partners, and within UK and global networks, this role will hold policy expertise on behalf of the organisation. This will involve developing policy positions and representing the organisation externally. The role will work closely with CAFOD’s government relations and campaigns colleagues to lobby decision-makers and mobilise supporters as part of our climate justice work. Sitting within the Advocacy, Policy & Campaigns team, the role is managed by the head of department.
Key Responsibilities
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Leading the development and delivery of CAFOD’s global climate justice advocacy strategy
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Working in partnership with UK and global organisations to develop evidence‑based policy positions
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Influencing UK, regional and global policy debates on climate change
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Representing CAFOD in coalitions, to decision makers, in church networks and at international forums
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Writing policy briefings, reports and communication outputs
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Building relationships with external stakeholders and decision makers and UK and global levels
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Ensuring advocacy is grounded in strong analysis, partner experience and a commitment to social and environmental justice
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Supporting advocacy work of partners and global networks on debt cancellation and financial system reform
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Providing strategic and technical advice across the organisation
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Any other relevant duties reasonably required
Person Specification
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Strong background working in climate policy and/or international development policy
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Excellent analytical and research skills and an understanding of how to form strategic policy positions
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Experience of developing strategic advocacy plans
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Experience of lobbying decision makers
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Background working with partners and coalitions, both in the UK and overseas
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
CAFOD is a welcoming, supportive workplace committed to a safe, inclusive culture where everyone is respected.CAFODwill make reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure candidates with disabilities or individual needs are fully supported.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.