Age Friendly: Live Better Partnerships & Programme Officer

Age UK; Watford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Age UK is recruiting a Programme and Partnerships Officer to join the Age Friendly: Live Better in an Age Friendly Hertfordshire initiative, covering Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere. You will lead local delivery plans, engage with councils and communities, and support communications and events across multiple local areas to benefit older residents.

You will work under the programme Lead, ensure actions are implemented, and help develop processes as the programme evolves.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting programme or project teams through coordination, communication and organisational tasks.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and manage multiple deadlines & stakeholders simultaneously.
• Experience with membership, contact or stakeholder management tools (e.g. Excel, CRM).
• Experience working autonomously, in remote or lone-working environments, and managing volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with district, borough, town and parish councils to embed Age Friendly principles within local strategies and service delivery, and support them through the process of preparing for and achieving formal Age Friendly accreditation.
• Collaborate with district partners to align local priorities and advance the Age Friendly agenda, establishing Age Friendly Partnerships and working groups as required.
• Represent the programme and partner organisations at local community events, partnership meetings and engagement activities.
• Support establishment and ongoing delivery of local Older People’s Forums or equivalent structures to ensure strong resident voice in shaping priorities.
• Work with local authority and VCFSE partners to identify and pursue funding opportunities that can support local Age Friendly projects and innovation.
• Recruit local organisations, community groups and stakeholders to join the Age Friendly Network and strengthen commitment to age-friendly practices and sign up to the Age Friendly employer pledge.
• Participate in programme steering groups, providing insight from local delivery to inform countywide planning, priorities and system-level action, and vice versa.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Presentation skills

IT / information management

Time management

Policy development

GDPR knowledge

Marketing and communications

Tools

CRM

Excel

Job description

Age UK is recruiting a Programme and Partnerships Officer to join the Age Friendly: Live Better in an Age Friendly Hertfordshire initiative, covering Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere. You will lead local delivery plans, engage with councils and communities, and support communications and events across multiple local areas to benefit older residents.

You will work under the programme Lead, ensure actions are implemented, and help develop processes as the programme evolves.