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2020 was a huge challenge for us operationally as much as it was for individuals and communities across the UK. We put our best foot forward and met that challenge, expanding our operations to meet demand, engaging with more food suppliers and bringing the media and sports ambassadors on board to spread our message and help us engage with those who needed our support.
We now need your expertise to support our work and make sure people throughout Merseyside and North Wales can access our FareShare Go services and understand our mission.
We’ve got a great set of values that inform our work, we’re Passionate, Ambitious, Respectful, Collaborative and Focused. Our mission is to tackle the cause of food poverty and not just the symptoms and we’re driven by the vision of a UK where no good food goes to waste.
So, if you are someone who can forge relationships, engage with audiences and handle all manner of situations, this is the right challenge for you with plenty of chances to make an impact and a difference.
The Role
As a Community Co-ordinator, you will be tasked with driving the growth and sustainability of FareShare Go in Merseyside and North Wales.
Specifically, this will involve engaging, and maximising relationships with, charities and retailers across the region and ensuring their charity experience with us is second-to-none.
Your role will focus on five key areas; charity account management, community capacity building, sustainability and compliance, retailer engagement and FareShare network engagement.
This will involve:
- Engaging with new and existing charities, ensuring that KPIs are reached
- Seeking opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity
- Identifying stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage
- Maintaining strong retailer relationships across the region
- Partnering closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your area and working on joint initiatives to improve and grow the FareShare community
About You
To be considered as a Community Co-ordinator, you will need:
- Exceptional relationship-building skills with a range of stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with a variety of audiences
- Confidence and an assertive nature when handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism
- Strong problem-solving skills
- To be able to self-manage your own performance and workload
- Initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working
- Strong IT skills
- A flexible approach to working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to areas in the UK
- A valid driving licence for the UK, access to your own vehicle and can undertake extensive travel across your region
Level 2/3 Food Safety training would be desirable, but training will be provided. Previous experience of working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software, preferably Salesforce, would also be beneficial, as would some experience in data analysis and project planning. A degree-level qualification or a strong career history with relevant skills would also be advantageous.
Other organisations may call this role Community Engagement Co-ordinator, Partnerships Officer, Food Poverty Prevention Co-ordinator, Community Partnerships Officer, Charity Partnerships Co-ordinator, or Community Services Officer.
The closing date for this role is the 22nd August 2021.
FareShare are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Community Co-ordinator, please apply via our Fareshare Uk website.
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We are the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.
We are looking for a Community & Youth Events Coordinator to join our North West team, covering the regions C&Y development projects.
The role of Community & Youth-Events Coordinator is to support the Trusts strategic programme delivery through community and youth engagement, and local events. The post holder will build effective relationships with local communities/partner organisations to develop and deliver a variety of projects/interventions/activities for a range of people including young people (13 & 25 yrs old).
Location
The role will be based working from home, with the allocation of a nearby Hub for collaborative working in Ellesmere Port or Burnley.
This is a regional role but there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or occasional fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network.
See our network on our website.
DBS
As this role is on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exception Order applicants must state the details of any cautions or convictions whether spent or unspent on the self-disclosure section of the application form.
This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment with us. HR will advise and decisions made on a case by case basis.
Responsibilities:
- To work with the Regional Team on the priorities for the region in-terms of community and youth engagement.
- Support/deliver the region in delivery of local engagement events.
- Identify and develop strong working relationships with a wide range of organisations in the designated areas.
- For Funded Projects complete and submit regular project monitoring and reporting in line with Lead Partner and Funder requirements.
- Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times.
- Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.
- This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
About you:
You will have the following work experience:
- Worked with the community and/or young people, including developing and delivering practical tasks and activities.
- Tangible experience successfully delivering projects/events in partnership with other relevant organisations, both in person and/or digitally.
- Konwledge of how to source and coordinate social action/volunteer projects.
- Understanding of project management, delivery, reporting and evaluation.
- Working knowledge of issues relating to working with young people or vulnerable people including safeguarding.
- Worked within the Third Sector/Voluntary organisations is desirable.
Skills:
- Ability to deal effectively with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that will transfer well to event organising.
- High levels of energy and commitment.
- Ability and willingness to work evenings / weekends as required.
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone when appropriate.
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills, managing a diverse workload.
- Ability to manage budgets.
To Apply:
Click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.
If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team.
We are currently conducting our interview processes virtually as we continue to respect and follow necessary social distancing guidance to protect our team and our candidates. You may be invited to a face to face further stage interview which will always be conducted following strict social distancing guidelines.
In addition to your salary, you will receive access to a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salaries sacrifices benefits. We are also open to flexible working arrangements. Further details can be found on our website.
We aim to represent the diverse communities we are part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do.
Find out more about the work we do and opportunities we have on our website.
This is a truly exciting time at Cycling Projects, as we go through a structured period of growth.
We want you as the marketing and communications lead for Cycling Projects to capture the impact and benefits of cycling initiatives delivered by the charity and then use this to hook more people to be active for the long term, more people to volunteer and more partnerships to be formed through this exciting opportunity to be part of the national inclusive cycling landscape.
Please apply for an application pack via Georgina Armstrong