Senior Project Officer - Community Development & Training
- Recruiter
- CHM Recruit
- Location
- Flexible Location (ideally Bristol)
- Salary
- £22,100 - £26,000 per annum FTE (£13,260 - £15,600 per annum actual)
- Posted
- 13 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 28 Nov 2018
- Ref
- 152318_GS
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Flexible Hours, Part Time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and committed team working on Phase II of the Lottery Funded Communities Prepared programme, which is taking a ground-breaking step forward for community resilience by empowering and mobilising community volunteers to prepare for, react to and help with the recovery from flooding events and other emergencies.
Title: Senior Project Officer
Ref: CDT218
Salary: £14,144-£16,640 per annum (FTE £22,100-£26,000 per annum)
Hours: 24 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term 7th October 2021
Operational Area: Southern England (with national travel)
Location: Flexible Location (ideally Bristol)
Starting in October 2018, Communities Prepared Phase II is being developed over a three year period as an innovative national roll-out resource with a centralised Hub and Digital Platform. The Hub will include; staff; website; adaptable community resources; training and a train the trainer programme; advice, community development and support; development of the Community Flood and Emergency Cycle and a smartphone App. All to be provided through a three tiered membership support package.
Main Duties
- Develop and execute community development strategies to remove long-established barriers to community resilience including establishment of recovery groups and proactive flood warden community groups
- Direct delivery of the Communities Prepared Resilience Cycle outlined in the Communities Prepared project bid
- Project manage the set up and organisation of Communities Prepared Resilience Cycle training nationally
- Identify and engage volunteer flood warden groups and Community Champions within target communities, in partnership with other organisations
- Directly deliver training sessions to communities (including some evening and weekend sessions), utilising a broad range of discipline and teaching styles
- Deliver Train the trainer training to partners and clients
- Be willing to undertake a team approach to the project, deputising for the Communities Prepared Programme Manager and supporting the Income Generation Senior Project Officer.
- Provide information, advice and support to people who are facing emergencies and natural disasters within their community, such as flooding, pandemic flu, landslide, rioting, snow and heat, focussing initially on flooding
- As part of the Communities Prepared team significantly contribute to the collective learning around community resilience, community emergency planning and response
- Develop training materials and other resilience resources which can be used on various platforms (Website, Community Resources and Development of the Community Flood and Emergency Cycle)
- Monitor progress against agreed targets and outcomes in relation to community development and training, contributing to reports to the funder and partners
- Travel nationally to meet the above duties
PLEASE NOTE - Communities Prepared Phase II - Outline Briefing can be downloaded on our client's website.
The organisation is committed to transforming people’s lives and places through social, economic and environmental action. In terms of development and delivery of these projects they work across three business themes, Parks & Open Spaces, Youth & Employment and Greener Living & Working.
In return they offer:
- 25 days per annum plus English Bank Holidays
- A contributory pension scheme
- Scope to continuing development of your professional skills
Closing Date: 28th November 2018
Interview Date: 6th December 2018
APPLICATION PROCESS:
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Our client is committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate their commitment they have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service.
They shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout their workforce and in service delivery.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. They welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.
No agencies please.